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Re: Ancient Kauri shell
I have one,it is a segment shell lik3 yours,very soft wood,and very. Light weight.good tuning range,and will tune tabletop high and keep it's body.The iñteresting thing about mine is that you don't hear a lot of high end or crack when playing it, but. From out front 3 or 4 feet away you do.Has a fàt note with good low end,and plays and has response like my other segment drum which is walnut.Ttonally there is definitely a difference between the two.
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This wood was discovered buried in a 40 acre bog,probably a Forrest knocked down by a Tsunami,but it brought a bunch of this endangered hard to get wood available.IWill post pics of mine if I could find them.I finished mine with pure Tung oil,then did a so so job with paste wax on top,the way the wood caught the light is pretty spectacular .You could go for an understated finish,but the correct glossy finish could be fantastic if done right IMO.
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Re: Ancient Kauri shell
Now, that is vintage!!
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It's a beautiful and interesting shell you got here. I'm curious how it will sound.
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Re: Ancient Kauri shell
. I'm curious too on how it will sound when finish .My Czech wife had the medium come to the house not me !! LOL
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Nobass, you have a very cool drum shell, what are your plans for it?
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Re: Ancient Kauri shell
That explains why Dunnett wasn't happy with the sound. Hard, dense wood is going to be more resonant, return more sound, than a lighter, less-dense wood. Might be a good idea to seal both the inside and outside grain with a high quality clear lacquer in order to harden the wood a bit and increase the resonance of the shell. Sealing will also help to preserve the wood. Tung Oil is an excellent idea. It -hardens- after it soaks into the grain. Food for thought.
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I need to find another free floating snare for this one .The 2 I have are not the right size .
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Re: Ancient Kauri shell
Yep it was a weird build Jeff!
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