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Natural Steer Skin

Cut-round steer skins (rawhide) for Congas, Jr. Congas, Bongos, Batas, Tamboras, Taiko Drums, Native American Drums & more

Medium, Thick & Medium-light Skins

Natural Steer Skin Hirado Taiko Steer Skin cut round Steer skin conga head Steer Skin Conga Head Natrual steer skins congas

Skin Size & Thickness Selection (price includes shipping in the continental U.S.)
 

(Note: Animal skins are a natural product & may vary to some degree from the skins in the photos)

Delivery: USPS, UPS or FedEx; 22" and smaller skins typically arrives in 2 - 6 business days; larger skins typically arrive in 5 - 12 business days; tracking info will be emailed to you; delivery time to Alaska & Hawaii may take an additional 5 - 8 shipping days, approximately. If you are in Alaska or Hawaii and you need a faster delivery time, please contact us. Tracking info will be sent to you.

Reviews:

I have bought nine (9) skins from Artdrum over the years. I keep coming back because of the quality of the skins and their help, whether discussing what kind of skin to get (Steer Skin, steer, bleached, horse) or measuring the rims for a flesh hoop; he is there from beginning to end.  ~J.C., IL, USA, 1/15

"Thank you so much for the beautiful, high-quality, perfect-sounding steer skin you selected for my large taiko drum! It looks great and sounds exactly as we had discussed on the phone." ~Denis K, CA 8/17

"I must say that the sound that comes from them [the congas] is absolutely amazing, they have never sounded that good.  Thank you, the skins are the best and the look and character, and sound of them makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand!" Robert C, NY, USA, 5/17

Skin Material: Steer

Medium-light Skins: approximately 1.40 - 1.75 mm thick

Medium Skins: approximately 1.75 - 2.2 mm thick

Thick Skins: approximately 2.2 - 3 mm thick

Soaking Time for Medium-light Skins: about 4 - 6 hours

Soaking Time for Medium Skins: about 6 - 8 hours

Soaking Time for Thick Skins: about 9 - 10 hours

Sound Quality (Timbre): Our natural steer skins have a slightly brighter timbre than our white steer or cow skins.  However, as the nautral steer skins/heads dry over time their sound becomes drier, woodier & crisper compared to when they are less dry/moister.

NOTE: Medium-light skins are brighter in timbre than medium & thick. Medium-light also respond quicker and they are airier sounding & less robust than medium & thick. Medium skins have a warmer & woodier timbre than medium-light; thick skins have a warmer & woodier timbre than both medium & medium-light (still, our medium & thick natural steer are brighter compared to our medium & thick white steer & cow skins).

Our medium natural steer skins are commonly used on requintos, quintos, congas, tumbas, super tumbas, tamboras, batas (especially large bata heads on Iyas & Itoteles) & Taiko drums.

Our thick natural steer skins are commonly used on requintos, quintos, congas, tumbas, super tumbs, tamboras, batas (especially large bata heads on Iyas & Itoteles) & Taiko drums.

Our medium-light steer skins are most commonly used on requintos, especially if you want a brighter sound & the quickest response, Jr congas, bongos & batas (especially Okoncolos & the small heads for Iyas & Itoteles).

Sound Range: Medium-light skins produce the highest pitch range; medium skins are a great balance between a warm bass & high pitches; thick skins produce the deepest bass & lowest pitch range though they produce outstanding slaps & higher pitches when tuned high.

Skin-Head Size Chart

Head Size (diameter of top of shell, outside to outside)

Recommended Skin Size

8 - 8.5" head

16" Skin
8.75" - 9.25" head 17" Skin

9.5 - 10" head

18" Skin
10.25 - 11" head 19" Skin

11.25 - 12" head

20" Skin

12.25 - 12.5" head

21" Skin
12.75 - 13.75" head 22" Skin
13.75 - 14.5" head 23" Skin

14.5 - 15.75" head

24" Skin

15.75 - 17" head

26" Skin

17 - 18.75" head

28" Skin
18.75 - 21 head (or 22" head if 4" of extra skin on each side is enough) 30" Skin
Skin Size & Thickness Selection (price includes shipping in the continental U.S.)
 

drum head - conga head - Steer Skin - Steer Skinhide

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bongo   bongo head   bongo drum   bongo head

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Instructions for Tucking & Stretching Conga, Bongo & other Hand-Drum Skins