Drum Building and Repair Bring the Full Sound out of your Drum Hand drums are wonderful tools for creative expression. If your drum is out of tune or your skin is broken, a part of your voice will not be heard. To make your drum sound the best you will need to care for it. Each drum has its own needs or history of bumps and bruises. The prices below ARE NOT FOR ALL DRUMS. I understand it is hard to plan for repairs so I have a general price guide here. I will need to see inside and outside of your drum to give a final price. Custom Drum Building: ex.: 13” Djembe w/24-30 verticals: est. labor $100+materials We order and build a drum of your choosing or mine. Total cost of construction depends on items, such as: drum type, supplies, style of rope, type of skin, and other personal preferences. We have preferred vendors with djembe shells made of top quality woods from West Africa (Iroko, Lenke, Masonia), Indonesia, and Canada etc. Do you want a djembe with purple rings, red rope, and your favorite spirit tattooed on a tie-died skin with henna? We can do it! Tune Up: example: 13” Djembe only tuning: $10-$50 Basic: Knots pulled till drum is up to par Full: All knots removed and verticals re-pulled Freshly Skinned: example: 13” Djembe w/no other problems: $75+skin Re-head drum with customer provided skin and rings*** Drum edge coated with beeswax/palm oil Skin mounted, shaved to preference Pulled GWP tight w/ no more than 1 1/2 rows of knots. Refreshed: example: 13” Djembe w/no other problems/damage: $100+skin and rings Freshly Skinned service Top rings replaced New cradles tied on both rings Interior/Exterior drum wood treatment Place Your Order Now