17" Professional Percussion Metal Darbuka Drum Doumbek - Handcrafted Copper Goblet Drum for Middle Eastern Music | Perfect for Performances, Studio Recording & Cultural Events
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Product Description
This is a professional beautiful new 17" Gawharet El Fan darbuka.Made of metal. Comes with a clear synthetic head and a case. This drum is a top-quality drum! This Egyptian Gawharet El Fan drum is an authentic classic designed darbuka.This superb instrument has a beautiful and powerful sound, making it perfect for accompanying your gathering anywhere you go.6 bolts head drumThis superb instrument has a beautiful and powerful soundBody Cast Metal body.Tuning tool.Padded Carry case17" - (43.50cm) highHead Diameter - 8.75" (22.22cm)Please note - Some of the syntactic plastic heads arrive from manufacture with minor scratches. That does not affect the sound or quality of the drum. All drums are brand new and were never used.We make sure every drum is usable, and that the outer design isn't damaged before shipping. About EL FAN: Gawharet El Fan established in 1940 in Egypt. El Fan is one of the most oldest and deep-rooted musical instrument shops in Egypt.
Product Features
Made of metal. Comes with a clear synthetic head and a case. This drum is a top quality drum!
This is a professional beautiful new 17" Gawharet El Fan darbuka. 6 tuning bolts
Please note - Some of the syntactic plastic heads arrive from manufacture with minor scratches. That does not affect the sound or quality of the drum. All drums are brand new, and were never used. We make sure every drum is usable, and that the outer design isn't damaged before shipping.The picture is for illustration only, We try to install the skin on every darbuka. But sometimes the darbuka comes with the original skin, and the extra skin (Remo, PowerBeat) comes separately and requires Instal
Rim Diameter - 10.5" (26.25cm), Bottom diameter - 7.5" (18.75cm)
Drum Head Diameter 8.75'', Padded Carry case Included
Customer Reviews
This is a really good drum and I am very pleased with this purchase. Vendor was very helpful with my queries and requests. Shipping was prompt with a well-padded and sealed box.The cast metal body is heavy and sturdy and gives you a good feel while playing. I own other brands made of aluminum sheet which are much lighter, and I can see the difference. The transparent stock head with El-fan writing/emblem that comes installed with the Doumbek is pretty good and gives decent sound projection. I’m definitely going to use this even though I got the REMO replacement head - Planning to alternate them.Please note that the REMO head do NOT come pre-installed and package do NOT come with a tuning key. It comes just with additional head/s and a carry bag. Make sure you get a 5 mm Hex Allen Key for tuning and replacing the head. I would also suggest looking up some YT videos on Doumbek/Darbuka head/skin replacement. I heated up the head/skin with a hair dryer several time as shown in a video to stretch so that I can align the metal collar with the skin - I’m not sure if this is really needed for a synthetic head, but I did it anyway. I loosened the stretched head/skin a little bit after a couple of days (again as mentioned in a video) and now I’m getting amazing sound with booming "Dum"s and sharp, metallic "Tek"s!!!The carry bag is not really padded as mentioned - it’s very thin and had several tears at places where the metal body rested on the bag. I wish it was of better quality but hey - it comes free and kept the drum dust free so far! I Used some duct tape to patch them up for now and will definitely go for a better bag as this Gawharet El fan Doumbek has become a prized possession!
