Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, You have posted a good how to on putting barrels back together. My mischevious side insists that I tell you that in Colonial Williamsburg, they will make you a nice clean new barrel in whatever size you need for not a lot of money. Possibly the tannins in wine will make the wood sound better, just like the submerged trees in Lake Michigan? are selling for a fortune to instrument makers as the wood has a fabulous timbre. Good luck. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/9/05, Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote: > We have been building our own Taiko drums for the last few weeks. We have > done the taking apart and cleaning the wine barrel bits, and last weekend > we finished making the biscuit joints and were gluing the staves back into > drums. The whole set is at: > http://www.dragonsgate.net/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=3100 >