Documents from the archives.
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Making a Wine Barrel Taiko
Rolling Thunder’s instructions for making a drum body from a wine barrel.
View original PDF in a new window printed from http://www.taiko.com/barrel.html on January 5, 1997.
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Making the Body (Do) of a Taiko
Instructions for making a drum body from a wine barrel including a reinforcement ring, with diagrams.
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Traditional Taiko Making Methods
Illustrated explanation of traditional taiko making methods, written in Japanese. From http://users.lanminds.com/~taikousa/traditional.html printed on July 3, 1998. Courtesy of Kawada Taiko.
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Stains and Finishes
Guide for staining and varnishing wood from Whittier Wood Products.
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Skinning a Taiko
Instructions from http://www.taiko.com/hea.html printed on January 5, 1997.
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Skinning a Taiko July 1998
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Making Shime Daiko
Rolling Thunder instructions on making a shime daiko from http://www.taiko.com/making_shime.html printed on June 27, 1997.