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| Vaughncraft Tambourine Buying Guide |
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I know what you are thinking: There are a bunch of different tambourines! How do I choose? And what are all these strange codes?!?! Relax. This guide will (hopefully) explain all of that to you and calm your nerves about getting your dream tambourine built. |
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| First off, all tambourines come standard with a steam-bent maple shell, in eight or ten inch models. |
Just because maple comes standard should not stop you from requesting a different wood, though. It will be on a custom-order basis, so it may cost a bit more, but we can essentially build tambourines out of any of the woods we make drum shells out of, so the possibilities are endless
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| Okay, so step two is to decide if you want a head or not and what kind of slot pattern you want. |
The slot pattern is how many jingle slots are on the tambourine, how it is laid-out on the shell, and then in turn, how many jingles the tambourine has. There are four different slot patterns:
Single Row a single row of jingles, in one line around the tambourine
Double Row, Inline Two rows of jingles, in two parallel lines
Double Row, Staggered Two rows of jingles, staggered equally
Triple Row Three rows of jingles in three parallel lines
At this point, you should also consider adding a Supergrip to your tambourine, which is a strip of wood at the base of the tambourine, giving something for your precious fingers to wrap around.
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Supergrip |
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| Finally (thank goodness), you have the hardest decision to make (insert expletive here). |
Vaughncraft offers six different jingle options, all with very different characteristics. What are those characteristics? Well
Steel The driest jingle, with the most definition and a fairly bright sound. (Closest to the classic Ludwig tambourine sound)
Secco Both medium tone and wetness, the secco is bright with a metallic sound.
Brass Brass has a fairly dry sound, somewhat bright, somewhat dark, with a bold sound.
Hammered Brass With the addition of hammering, the brass jingles becomes a bit higher in pitch and a touch brighter.
German Silver The brightest, wettest, washiest jingle we make. Very high in pitch
Hammered German Silver The lowest pitch jingle we make, with a complex, wet sound. The darkest sound you can buy in a jingle.
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| Okay, so what is all that code junk on the pricelist next to each tambourine? |
To simplify things for us, we have a tambourine short-hand to make cataloging tambourines easier. Its really simple:
VC Vaughncraft
Tamb Tambourine
08 8 inch shell
10 10 inch shell
NH No head
CS Calfskin (comes with a head)
SR Single Row
DR Double Row
TR Triple Row
IN Inline
ST Staggered
SG Supergrip
After all the code, you just add the type of jingle you want, and you have the tambourine. For example, a ten-inch tambourine with a head, two rows of jingles in a staggered pattern and german silver jingles would read like this:
VC-Tamb-10-CS-DR-ST-German Silver
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| You see? That wasnt so bad, was it? |
Once you have all the tools, you can build the tambourine custom tailored to your liking, perfect for your garage band, symphony orchestra, or Stevie Nicks impersonation. The perfect, most beautiful thumb-roll is just a click or phone call away.
Click Here to Customize a Tambourine! |
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| Watch for odd-size and specialty tambourines coming soon
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