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Benzart
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Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Joined: Jan 09, 2004
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In NewZealand they Preferred Sea Grape or at least thats what they preferred while they were playing at the MaiKai in Lauderdale.
I'll have to make you a small one to show you how they did it. They used logs about 8 to10 " in diameter and3 to 4 ft long. The seaGrape was already Oval shaped anyway and they flattened off the bottom so it would sit upIt was palyed laying down lenghways. They had about a3/4" slit going almost the length of the log leaving about 2" on each end . Inside was hollowed out beginning with a chainsaw and finishing with gouges. There had to be a thick "Lip" along the edge that was struck with the drumsticks which they turned from the same wood. The sticks were about 18" longand about1 1/2" on one end tapering downto about 3/4" on the other end. I have a picture here on TC somewhere I'll try to find of the one I did for the leader of the band at the time, Charles Mohee.
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