blavonski wrote:Beautiful drums!!!
You a lucky man! Are those original skins from almost sixty years ago?
By the way, on the topic of skins. What would you say the average shelf life is for Cow skins, (Bongó),
in the dried, round state before mounting. I have a pair that I purchased 2 years ago, but havn't gotten around to making another pair of Bongos for them yet.
Muchos Gracias,
Blavonski
FidelsEyeglasses wrote:I personally don't use anything.
The skins I buy retain their own natural oils that are in the skins and what comes off my hands.
The skins I buy have all been cut within 12 months, nothing old and dry that has been laying in storage somewhere.
No Water Buffalo, no horse skin, no deer skin, no bull skin.
I only use Kip, Calf, Mule, Cow.
Chtimulato wrote:Hi everybody.
My question may seem stupid and off-topic to many of you, but I can't find any translation for the word "kip", neither in "physical" dictionnaries nor on line, so I can't even figure out what it is. The only occurence I know so far is the dutch translation for "chicken", so I guess it must wrong in this case ?
Could someone make me feel less stupid and ignorant ?
Thanks in advance.
blavonski wrote:Ok, thanks Mark!
I asked, because I've read here, where you at various times have commented on not purchasing skins that have been stored long, dried out skins etc...FidelsEyeglasses wrote:I personally don't use anything.
The skins I buy retain their own natural oils that are in the skins and what comes off my hands.
The skins I buy have all been cut within 12 months, nothing old and dry that has been laying in storage somewhere.
No Water Buffalo, no horse skin, no deer skin, no bull skin.
I only use Kip, Calf, Mule, Cow.
So, thought maybe that by storing the skins for long periods, the oils, like in all natural products, would eventually evaporate.
And maybe that's true, but not to any detrimental degree. That's good to know!
Kip:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Kipskin : Leather prepared from the skin of young or small cattle, intermediate in grade between calfskin and cowhide.
FidelsEyeglasses wrote:Chtimulato wrote:Hi everybody.
My question may seem stupid and off-topic to many of you, but I can't find any translation for the word "kip", neither in "physical" dictionnaries nor on line, so I can't even figure out what it is. The only occurence I know so far is the dutch translation for "chicken", so I guess it must wrong in this case ?
Could someone make me feel less stupid and ignorant ?
Thanks in advance.
Kip:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Kipskin
goldy wrote:Better say, Kipskin coming from an unborn Calf or a Calf no more than few weeks old.
Chtimulato wrote:goldy wrote:Better say, Kipskin coming from an unborn Calf or a Calf no more than few weeks old.
Hi and thank you for the answer. It must be vellum indeed (which is in fact not used for book covers, but as parchment, my mistake). Must be very thin and soft then. Didn't know it could be used for drums too.
Thanks again.
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