mysterious circle - odd circle on drum head
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by yoni » Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:43 pm
Hi all,
Funny question... I just mounted a goatskin on a daholla (a large darbuka), someone got it from India and gave it to me, and I finally put it on instead of the plastic head that came on the drum... Anyway, I cut it from this whole goatskin, a white one, with no markings...
After it was mounted and began to dry, I noticed a faint but perfect circle, about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter - dead center in the middle of the drum! It's still there. This skin came from no shop, and there was no circle or other mark before I mounted it.
I have mounted many drum heads and never seen this happen before... anyone else seen something like this?
Is my drum haunted?
??? :laugh:
All the best,
Yoni
Funny question... I just mounted a goatskin on a daholla (a large darbuka), someone got it from India and gave it to me, and I finally put it on instead of the plastic head that came on the drum... Anyway, I cut it from this whole goatskin, a white one, with no markings...
After it was mounted and began to dry, I noticed a faint but perfect circle, about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter - dead center in the middle of the drum! It's still there. This skin came from no shop, and there was no circle or other mark before I mounted it.
I have mounted many drum heads and never seen this happen before... anyone else seen something like this?
Is my drum haunted?
??? :laugh:
All the best,
Yoni
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by yoni » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:02 pm
Good to hear from you too, Diceman.
Some other friends did accuse me of putting a cup of coffee or wine on the drum and forgetting about it.
I would have to be pretty far gone to put a cup on a drying drum head - and if so, how could I get it dead - center like that? The little circle edge is exactly 11 cm from any point on the outer edge of the drum head.
Bizarre!!
???
Some other friends did accuse me of putting a cup of coffee or wine on the drum and forgetting about it.
I would have to be pretty far gone to put a cup on a drying drum head - and if so, how could I get it dead - center like that? The little circle edge is exactly 11 cm from any point on the outer edge of the drum head.
Bizarre!!
???
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by yoni » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:42 am
Hi Jorge!
Yes, the drum is metal and the skin almost translucent, but the circle doesn't move if I change the light around; it's really there.
Thanks for the thought, though!
I think it's one of those mysterious "crop circles".
Someone tried to plant a crop on my drum!
:angry:
Yes, the drum is metal and the skin almost translucent, but the circle doesn't move if I change the light around; it's really there.
Thanks for the thought, though!
I think it's one of those mysterious "crop circles".
Someone tried to plant a crop on my drum!
:angry:
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by JohnnyConga » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:17 pm
Maybe it was an old "branding" of some kind done a long time ago to the animal...."JC" Johnny conga...
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by yoni » Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:45 pm
Hey JC good to hear from you!
It's definitely some kind of mark on or in the skin, but I didn't see it at all before I mounted it, nor would I have been able to center it so well. I'll have to get milady to snap a pic and post it.
Funny thing, I'll try to post it soon.
It's definitely some kind of mark on or in the skin, but I didn't see it at all before I mounted it, nor would I have been able to center it so well. I'll have to get milady to snap a pic and post it.
Funny thing, I'll try to post it soon.
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