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Remo Darbuka – cracking problem with rim

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Hey there Darbuka players, hope you are all playing alot of nice gigs and enjoying whatever darbuka you own.

Last week i wrote a review on the Remo darbuka- doumbek and gave it a real big thumbs up;-) And why wouldn’t i!? They are great drums with a super tone! I play the 9″ and the 10″ weighted soloist

I have noticed one small fault though: weak rim quality.
I saw this on a sudents darbuka last year. She had no idea until i broke her heart by pointing it out that the rim on her darbuka had cracked! Ouch!(

Had she dropped it? Knocked it over? Maybe it got knocked around a little whilst driving? None of the above she assured me. It wasn’t until a couple of days ago that i actually believed her. Why? Becouse mine had done the same thing. Yes, it brings a tear to every darbuka players eye i am sure. It still plays fine but for how long and with what tuning problems i am yet to know. 

The rim cracking problem will be from the tunning nut and will run across the rim to the skin and back to the drum body itself. It can be a crack of around an inch. It is not from over tuning because i keep mine tuned low and have heaps of space for extra cranking. Bit of a shame really and could be a hassle if you are on the road touring and need a new rim fast? Does anyone know how much a replacement darbuka rim would cost? Having a replacement skin makes sense but a rim seems very excessive.

Just thought i should share that with you all. If you are considering one of the Remo darbuka’s i’m sure you will be more than happy. But, treat it as though it is a ceramic darbuka and not a tank!

Enjoy your drumming! Matt from Fingers of Fury

Fingers of Fury online darbuka communty

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3 comments so far

Ted
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I sell Remo doumbeks and this is the first I’ve heard of that, but I am checking with Remo about this topic and whether or not replacement rims are available.

January 10th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Tomas
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Hi i just got my new remo external tuned doumbek and i am very happy with the sound and all but after your story matt I do get a bit worried about that rim. Asking myself should I allready buy an extra (spare) rim so there is no risk. And how easy is it to get one. My darbuka’s tend to fall from time to time, just cant help it ;) Ted if you know more about this issue plz let me know. Thanx

January 12th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
Ted
 3 

Great news from Remo!
As you know, I recently inquired with Remo about this rim cracking issue, and was very pleased to hear back very quickly from Chris Wakelin, Customer Service, Remo, Inc. and he says:
“Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We HAVE made adjustments to the tooling (and the mixture of the rim production) to prevent premature cracking of the rim. Please provide customer names, #’s and addresses and I’ll get a replacement rim sent to them. I apologize for this inconvenience.
Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.”
If you have a cracked rim, please contact the store you bought your doumbek from, and have them arrange for a replacement or contact Chris (cwakelin@remo.com) directly at Remo. I’m sure he will be happy to help you out with a replacement. They don’t seem to be currently selling the rims as a replacement part, just replacing cracked ones.
PS- I’ve posted a video on my YouTube channel comparing a couple of the Soloists, and Skyndeep head measuring as well. Many more ME percussion instrument video reviews on the way.
Thanks everyone.
Ted

January 14th, 2010 at 1:23 am

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