Where does the "dumbeck" originate?
Marc Zoutendijk
d...@shore.net (Lisa Sirois) wrote:
[ dumbeck story ...]
>The people at the music store said they though it was from Turkey.
>But there is a "made in Pakistan" label on it. Although, that might
>not mean anything. It did not come with any liturature.
Check out the Drums and Percussion page at:
It has a section on percussion instruments.
Marc.
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Lisa Sirois
hand drum, and bought a dumbeck.
It is a nickle-plated drum that you hold between your knees sitting
down (I think!) and it basically looks like a large goblet with
a drumhead on it. It makes wonderful noises whether you play it with
your hands or with padded mallots. You can put your arm into the
opening on the other side to change the resonance. It is very light
and has a ten inch head. It is about 15" inches tall. It has amazing
bassy tones even if the head produces a medium bongo-like sound.
The people at the music store said they though it was from Turkey.
But there is a "made in Pakistan" label on it. Although, that might
not mean anything. It did not come with any liturature.
I can't find any info on it in my Encyclopedia, so I was wondering
if any of you experts out there know more than I do.
Thanks!
Lisa Sirois.
Jim Benner
I got a ceramic one that you hold under your arm though. Anyway...my drum was
actually made in Florida (by Mid-Easy Mfg.) The drum originated in the Middle
East somewhere. What a help I am, huh? I wonder if there's a book at a big book
store (Borders, etc.) that you can look at. You might want to try there.
These drums make beautiful sounds. Unfortunately, I haven't had much of a chance to
practice it, but I'm going to make it a point to make time for that.
Have fun! If you have any other questions about it, I'll try to answer, but I'm
sure that there are others that are more knowledgable than I am. 8^)
Jim
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Robert Cleary
> I just went to various music stores in the Boston area to find a
> hand drum, and bought a dumbeck.
>
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> The people at the music store said they though it was from Turkey.
> But there is a "made in Pakistan" label on it. Although, that might
> not mean anything. It did not come with any liturature.
Your description of this particular instrument makes me suspect that it's
an LP dumbek. I don't think they make them, I think they buy them from a
factory in Pakistan that probably sells to several different
distributers. So, the fact that it's made in Pakistan really is
inconsequential. The dumbek is of middle eastern origins. For further
information, I suggest you go to the nearest university library and look
in the New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments.
Robert Cleary
c58...@mizzou1.missouri.edu
Robert Cleary
in the New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. You might also check
the percussion text by James Blades, the title of which I can't recall
right now.
Robert Cleary
c58...@mizzou1.missouri.edu
Jo Ann Malina
My first dumbek was a metal one from Pakistan. It has a "silver"
finish with patterns hammered into it. The store owner (a little old
lady with a store full of hand drums) told me that they make these in
Pakistan but don't play them there; they are just for export. There was
no label in it, certainly no indication that it had been imported for
LP. There are some quite beautiful copper ones from Turkey, also. I
don't know if they play them either.
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Jo Ann Malina
|> I just went to various music stores in the Boston area to find a
|> hand drum, and bought a dumbeck.
|>
|> down (I think!) and it basically looks like a large goblet with
|> a drumhead on it. It makes wonderful noises whether you play it with
|> your hands or with padded mallots. You can put your arm into the
|> opening on the other side to change the resonance. It is very light
|> and has a ten inch head. It is about 15" inches tall. It has amazing
|> bassy tones even if the head produces a medium bongo-like sound.
It is played with your non-dominant hand holding it on your knee, with
the head at your side facing roughly forward (it's a challenge to
explain this in words, when it would be easy to demonstrate). That
hand plays "teks" with your fingers, leaving your dominant hand free to
play both finger teks and full palm "dums" in the center. Of course,
you own the drum and can play it any way you like. But that is the way
it's played in the Middle East; try to find a M.E. restaurant with live
music for their belly dancers for an example.
|> The people at the music store said they though it was from Turkey.
|> But there is a "made in Pakistan" label on it. Although, that might
|> not mean anything. It did not come with any liturature.
I just made another post on this. Evidently Pakistan makes them for
export, but they aren't part of the native music. I don't know about
Turkey. But what the heck; they are made here in America, and aren't
part of our "native" music either (whatever that might be). It's
becoming a small world, musically -- they might have mixed in some
instruments to their traditional music now that they wouldn't have even
50 years ago.
|> I can't find any info on it in my Encyclopedia, so I was wondering
|> if any of you experts out there know more than I do.
See if your music store can get you a copy of the book "Dumbec Delight"
by Mary Ellen Donald. It comes with 2 tapes of the basic rhythms.
Someday I'm going to have to compile all the spellings of "dumbek" I've
seen. I don't even spell it the same way consistently.