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Taiko drum type
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Taiko drum pronunciation & description
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nah-gah-doh dy-ko
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Nagado Daiko is perhaps the most famous
taiko drum. The taiko drum that almost everyone pictures when thinking
of Japanese taiko. The nagado drumheads are attached directly to the
body using large heavy duty tacks. Some taiko makers use converted wine
barrels to make the bodies, but we proudly make each and
every nagado body by hand from solid red oak.
The nagado are divided into three general categories based on their
size. Kodaiko - Less than 12 inches in diameter
Chudaiko - The medium most common size, and generally
the size used most often in performances. Odaiko -
The largest of the three often played on a horizontal stand by two players
simultaneously.
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shee-meh
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The shime daiko is a small Japanese
taiko drum. The word shime daiko comes from tsukeshime daiko often shortened
to shime daiko or just shime. The shime has a short but wide body with
thick rawhide on both sides and can be tuned by either rope or a bolt
system. Being tuned very tight, the shime daiko has a higher pitch than
that of normal taiko.
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o-keh-do dy-ko |
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The okedo daiko is a type of Japanese
taiko drum with the typical characteristics of a longer shell than head
diameter. The okedo are large taiko drums that sit horizontally on a
tall stand and may be played by two drummers at the same time. The okedo
daiko are tuned by rope in a similar manner as the shime daiko. The
smaller okedo daiko can also be played in an upright or slant stand.
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he-rah dy-ko |
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The hira daiko can come with rope tuned
or tacked heads like a nagado. The typical characteristic of the hira
daiko are a taiko body that is much shorter than the heads are in diameter.
The hira daiko is commonly hung from a large stand but can also be played
while sitting on a floor stand.
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kah-tsu-gi dy-ko |
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The katsugi is the light weight version
of the okedo daiko, typically played while carried by a strap.
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