Beloved did not make the cut....

I know a few of you are shock right now but it is true. Beloved is up for sale. It is time to expand the drum collection and in order to do that I must first pare down. So if anyone knows someone interested in a Djembe please send them my way.

Beloved has a fiberglass body by Toca and 14 inch head. She has been painted black and new non skid tread has been put on her. Her head is not the original thin Toca goat skin. It has been replaced with a thicker, unbleached West African goat skin. The skin was shaved after it was put on the drum so there is still a ring of hair around the outside. There is also some blue ink artwork in a vine motif on the head. She comes with a tuning wrench and a drum bag. Deep bass, high tones and crisp slaps!

I am asking $150.

November Drum Circles

Be sure to call and verify those closer to Thanksgiving...

6th - Ormond First Friday at the Casements (7:00)
7th - Merlin's in Deland (7:00)
7th - Orlando Brewery (8:00)
13th - Flagler Beach Fire Circle (7:00)
14th - Deland Music Fest (starts at 1:00, runs every hour all night)
14th - Merlin's in Deland (7:00)
20th - Ocean View Yoga in NSB (7:30)
20th - Melbourne Friday Fest
21st - Merlin's in Deland (7:00)
28th - Merlin's in Deland (7:00)
28th - 10,000 Villages in WP (7:30)

Merlin's Merchantile in Palm Coast is Every Wednesday

October Drum Circles

2nd - Casements in Ormond 7pm
3rd - Merlin's (call store for details)
3rd - O-Town at the Brewery 8pm
4th - St Augustine Pier 8pm
4th - Eustis Sunset Drummers 5:30
7th - Palm Coast, Merlin's Mercantile 8pm
9th - Flagler Beach Pier 6:30pm
9th - Melbourne Friday Fest
10th - Merlin's (call store for details)
14th - Palm Coast, Merlin's Mercantile 8pm
16th - Paralounge
16th - Ocean View Yoga in NSB 7:30
17th - Paralounge
18th - Paralounge
18th - Eustis Sunset Drummers 5:30
21st - Autumn Meet Begins
21st - Palm Coast, Merlin's Mercantile 8pm
24th - Debary Coffee Shop (TBD)
24th - Merlin's (call store for details)
28th - Palm Coast, Merlin's Mercantile 8pm
30th - Ten Thousand Villages
31st - Merlin's (call store for details)

I feel like I am forgetting one or two!! :)

September Drum Circles

2nd - Palm Coast, Merlin's Mercantile 8pm
3rd - St.Augustine Pier, 8pm
4th - Ormond First Friday's at the Casements, 7pm
5th - NSB 27th Ave, 5pm
5th - Merlin's in Deland, 7pm
5th - O-Town at Orlando Brewing, 8pm
9th - Palm Coast, Merlin's Mercantile 8pm
10th - Sanford Alive After Five, 7pm
11th - Flagler Sunset Drumming at Flagler Pier, 6:30pm
11th - Melborne Friday Fest
12th - Merlin's in Deland, 7pm
13th - Debary, TBD
16th - Palm Coast, Merlin's Mercantile 8pm
18th - Ocean View Yoga, 7:30
19th - Merlin's in Deland, 7pm
23rd - Palm Coast, Merlin's Mercantile 8pm
26th - Merlin's in Deland, 7pm
26th - 10,000 Villages in Winter Park, 7:30
30th - Palm Coast, Merlin's Mercantile 8pm

August Drum Circles

1st - Merlin's from 7-9pm (Deland)
1st - O-Town from 8-? (Orlando)
7th - Ormond First Fridays from 7-9 (Ormond Beach)
8th - Merlin's from 7-9pm (Deland)
8th - Daytona Yoga Center from 7-9 (Daytona)
9th - Debary second Sundays (time and location TBD)
13th - Sanford Street Fest starts at 7 (Sanford)
14th - Flagler Sunset Drum Circle from 6:30 to sunset (Flagler Beach)
14th - Melbourne Friday Fest
15th - Merlin's from 7-9pm (Deland)
21st - Ocean View Yoga from 7:30-9 (NSB)
22nd - Merlin's from 7-9pm (Deland)
29th - Merlin's from 7-9pm (Deland)
29th - Ten Thousand Villages 7:30-8:30 (Winter Park)

July's Drum Circle Round-up

Every Wednesday - Seabreeze Coffee Connection 8ish to ?? (Daytona)

Every Saturday - Merlin's Vision 7 to 9 (Deland)

July 7 - Dandelion Cafe 7 to 10 (No Djembes) (Orlando)

July 7 - St Augustine Pier Pavilion 8 to ?? (St.Augustine)

July 10 - Melbourne Friday Fest 7 to 10 (Melbourne)

July 11 - Daytona Yoga Center 7 to 9 (Daytona)

July 11 - O-Town Drum Down at Orlando Brewery 8 to ?? (Orlando)

July 17 - Ocean View Yoga 7:30 to 9 (NSB)

July 18 - Primal Drumming (Casselberry)

July 21 - Dandelion Cafe 7 to 10 (No Djembes) (Orlando)

July 25 - Ten Thousand Villiages 7:30 to 8:30 (Winter Park)

Aug 1 - O-Town Drum Down at Orlando Brewery 8 to ?? (Orlando)

Your Drum Circle Round Up

Every Saturday Night - Merlin's Vision in Downtown Deland from 7-9

Every Wednesday Night - Seabreeze Coffee Connection in Daytona from 8 til ?

Every Full Moon - St Augustine Beach Pier from 7 til ?

Friday May 29th - Ten Thousand Villages in Winter Park from 7:30 to 8:30

Friday June 5th - Edgewater DC, Culturally Yours from 7:30 to 9

Friday June 5th - Edgewater Library 7:00pm

Saturday June 6th - Dandy (NO DJEMBES)

Friday June 12th - Palm Coast DC, brand new - email me if you want details

Friday June 12th - Melbourne Friday Fest

Saturday June 13th - Daytona Yoga Center, Children's Circle 4 to 5, Adult Circle 7 to 9

Sunday June 21st - Summer Solstice at Dandy (NO DJEMBES!!)

Friday June 26th - Ten Thousand Villages in Winter Park from 7:30 to 8:30

I DID IT!!!!

I have been trying to work up the courage to re-head my drum for 3 weeks now. Every time I talk myself out of it. Part of the problem was that I am totally in love with how the mylar head looks. It's sound on the other hand....well, not so much.

I finally got rid of the incessant ting with a dampener. Unfortunately, that just made the plastic sound when my hand hit the head more apparent. Tonight must have been the night because here I am at 12:15 in the morning having just finished putting on the new head. The true test will be when I tune it tommorrow. I will say, though, that I already like the way it sounds now more than I did before!

Here she is post decapitation...











The skin soaking....








Pre and post trimming....














The first lacing attempt, too tight....







The second lacing attempt, still too tight...

I didn't get a picture of the third. I was so excited that is was just right! Third times the charm!




Here she is all done!







And here is the disaster that remained after she was all done....







Of course now I smell like wet goat. For the record, wet goat is not a sexy smell!!!

Here she is all tuned, penned and buttered! LOL