How to sand a dhol

[ADholiCalledAli]

Anyone know how to sand a Dhol? If you know can you post steps in detail please and how to remove masala from the dagga side
Thanks

 

[superdholi1994]

about dagga side that has masala side:

You'll need:
Spoon (that you'll never use again)
Newspaper on the ground to prevent getting the floor dirty


Steps:


1. unscrew all the hooks(not sockets) and take your tilli head off



2. roll up your sleeve(if you have one) and grab the spoon


3.reach in to dagga side and slowly scrape the masala off


WARNING: Be careful not to press it too hard and forcefully or it could damage your dagga side, the masala should come off easily


4. continue scraping off until all masala comes off and then put your tilli head back on and place your hooks on, tighten them evenly

*I hope that helps you, take it slow though, correct me if i'm wrong*

Does anybody know for ADholiCalledAli know how to sand a Dhol?

 

[Dholi harsh]

Masala from the Dhaga side:


1. Unrope your dhol and take the dhaga skin off


2. put a little bit of warm water on the area where there is masala to soften it up.


3. once it becomes soft, take a knife/blade/screwdriver/chisel and slowly scrape it off, makesure not to pierce through the head cause then you're shit out of luck


4. Soak the head for 30 mins and then re rope your drum


Sanding a Dhol:


1. Take everything apart.... Un rope, un bolt, take the lugs out. take everything off to the point where nothing is left but the wood.


2. Sand the wood down with 60 grit sand paper (i would do it by hand not to mess the shape of the barrel up but if you're good with electric sanders and know what you're doing you can do that as well. Also if you have a thick coat of paint or something, i would recommend using a sander)


3. Work your way up from grit to grit (from 60 grit to 80 grit, then 80 to 100, then 100 to 200, then 200 to 300, and then 300 to 600.... for my drums i usually go up to 1200 but that is your choice)


4. Put everything back together and you're set

 

[ADholiCalledAli]

Thanks guys! You know when you say soak the dagga side, what do I soak it in? And haha I don't really know how to unassemble a Dhol :/ it would be good if you could tell me
Thanks

 

[Dholi harsh]

warm water, not too hot, but a warmer then room temperature


and you find the knot thats holding the tension of the rope, un do that knot, take all the rope out (pull from hole so it seperates), then for the tilli side, untighten all the bolts till the head comes off, then on the inside there may be a bolt holding the actual lug in place, un do that, if you don't have one, you can twist out the actual lug and you're in business.

 

[ADholiCalledAli]

Thanks man. I was reading something on a website, it was written by the Dhol foundation. It said "
The Dhol Foundations' advice when buying a Dhol.When you're buying a Dhol you want to make sure you don't get a cheap imitation. There are many versions of the Dhol and some of the Painted Dhols can be a disguise for a repair or to conceal and broken parts in the wood or even cracks that have developed. The most common places you'll find these types of drums are from some of the shops in India. The wood has been repaired and covered in dark colour paint then spotted with dark yellow or green speckles. Quite often they also use metal tacks that are filed down. Rather like large staples either side of a crack. Another important thing to look out for is to make sure the drum is perfectly round. Drums made in India sometimes get stored on top of each other or something heavy is put on top. In the heat this will reshape the drum to an egg shape, particularly with lighter or thinner wood. The drum, is no longer round so when mounting a manufactured round (plastic) skin, it won't fit!
" - my Dhol is painted and it does have yellow speckles on it :/ should I still sand my Dhol or should I not? I'm worried that if I sand it the shell might have been broken before and it's in 2 pieces and its just been glued together?

 

[ADholiCalledAli]

Here's some pics of my dhol:

 

[ADholiCalledAli]

and more... :

 

[ADholiCalledAli]

thats all of them

 

[Dholi harsh]

One of the barrels i have is the same as that one, best way to check for cracks and stuff is to open it up and look on the inside. Shine a flashlight in and look carefully, if you see theres any major cracks then obviously don't sand it, if you don't see anything too major you can sand it down and look for others. the one i have that looks exactly like that one with the same paint had a few cracks in it and was a little dented in one area. Becareful =]

 

[ADholiCalledAli]

Thanks man!

 

[Dholi harsh]

Ofcourse

 

[ADholiCalledAli]

So when I take off the tilli side I just unscrew the bolts and the hooks and tilli side will come off? If I wanna put it back on how do I tune it?

 

[Dholi harsh]

Yeah and you tune it by ear

 

[superdholi1994]

@ADholiCalledAli - record and show us your video for your dhol sound samples (dagga & tilli) (if necessary & available) so we can try understand more and help you more(i think)(correct me if i'm wrong)

 

[ADholiCalledAli]

Thanks man! Will do