Tympanum Yshai Afterman Our steam bent hardwood shell

Our steam bent hardwood shell is 7 7/8″ dia

gymnastic rolling style

and a rolled bottom edge to reduce stress on the player’s finger joints

A decorative wood inlay adds to the these drums exceptional character

We build them with a particularly thin shell

Tympanum Yshai Afterman Our steam bent hardwood shellOur Tympanum drum is inspired by a 2nd Century BCA Roman mosaic depicting an ancient Greek street musician, a Bacchus Dionysius figure. Our single headed, tunable manifestation of this instrument resonates with ancient mysteries and rituals, both sacred and profane. This is a 16 diameter x 2. 75 deep (about 40 cm x 7 cm) drum, crafted of cherry wood and stained green with red edges. The head is with goatskin, dyed red. The drum is embellished with 5