Toca T2548 Hand Drum

by Toca

Product Features

• The shell is lightweight aluminum.
• Shoulder strap and wrench included
• Black powder coated hardware

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 10.8 x 11.8 inches ; 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001CO94EQ
• Item model number: T2548
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,886 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #51 in Musical Instruments > Drums & Percussion > World Instruments > Hand Drums

Product Description

The cuica is a key component of brazilian music, in particular the samba, and the memorable, squealing lilt of this folkloric instrument clearly has one foot in the jungle and the other on the street. it can be heard in a broad range of works such as the early recordings of egberto gismonti, porthino, and the pop recordings of paul simon. the new toca professional cuica succeeds in nailing the elusive indigenous sound and protecting it in a durable housing. the shell is lightweight aluminum. this shell is actually a seamless piece of aluminum, produced by spinning a flat sheet into round--with no seams to impede resonance. to further free the shell to vibrate, the drum incorporates a free floating design: no tuning hardware, including lug casings, touches the shell. the head, or rather skin, is specially chosen natural goatskin. to produce the signature jungle squeak, on the reverse side of the skin a bamboo rod extends from the center of the head and runs parallel the length of the shell. for a robust squeak, a full-size 10 inches head interacts with an 11 inches shell. many traditional cuicas bite the dust due to flimsy craftsmanship. the new toca professional cuica is made to last, starting with the one-piece aluminum shell and progressing to the six sturdy lug tuners in powder black, and finally to the failsafe shoulder strap

Customer Reviews

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1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this drum, October 24, 2011

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This review is from: Toca T2548 Hand Drum (Electronics)

This Toca Cuica drum Toca T2548 Hand Drum Lasted for about ten strokes and the stick fell out! Cuica drum sticks are supposed to use a solid piece of bamboo carved with a knob on the end so they don't pull through the drum head (being a vibrational stick drum). It would appear that this drum manufacture uses a straight stick that is glued into the knob at the drum head. No matter how good the glue may be, this drum is destined to fail.