I was in process of making a davul. I found a bass and tom at the thrift store and had a credit at the music store for new heads. So being new at rope tuning and set backs at sourcing materials it was put off a year. So a week ago I needed a bass drum for a fire show this weekend and decided to put all the hardware back on. The tom sucks and I was thinking about if it could be turned into muzhars. But the bass is a different story. It sounds awesome. If you are wanting to play davaul, this is not helpful at all. Or if looks is a big concern as in looking authentic. It sounds great so that is my main concern. And nobody will be looking at the drummers when people are setting things on fire and swinging poi around their heads.

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The shell is a 22'' Pearl with some sparkly laminate. It is thin and sounds good. I found it for $28 / the tom. It has the big metal hoops with are not at all right for a making a davul, but for hitting with a beater it is fine and you can hit the hoops with no risk of breaking the shell.

The heads that were recommended to me are Aquarian super kick 1 and 2. They are great and more of a heavy kick sound like in dance music. Like a big round punch. This is more what I was looking for than some of the types of remo heads. These heads are a soft clear plastic with a black border and a white foam ring which is a good addition.

Tuning. I reused the hardware and stumbled across something. Half the tuning pegs when missing so I make a quick decision to use 4 on each side and go buy the rest the next day. It is adding to the sound I think. I am sticking with 4 per side because it is possible it allows it to vibrate in a different way-more openly? It is detuned low and is a really full sound, I stopped after the head was at tension-no crinkling left. We were messing with my friends old bass drum as well and took out 4 pegs/side it did improve the sound and make it more of a 'thump' rather than the kick sound for rock.

Beaters. I bought the biggest, heavy one I could find. It is a Vic Firth with an extra long handle and a large ball covered in felt, just a single. It is not for speed but a big bass tone. Also I bought Vic Firth marching band bass sticks with hard white heads and a heavy shaped stick sold as a pair and I am experimenting with different sounds on the high side.

I have not heard anybody describe a build like this and hoped it might help. It is cheap, makes a great low low bass tone on account of the size and thin shell with less pegs, detuned Aquarian heads, and a extra heavy mallet for a beater.