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Steer hide Conga Skins

Cut-round Natural Steer Skins for Congas, Tamboras, Taiko Drums, Native American & Frame Drums & more

Medium & Thick Skins (Click for Medium-light natural steer skins)

Natural Steer Skin Hirado Taiko Natural Steer Skins, Thick Natrual steer skins congas Conga steer skin Steer skin

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

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.

Review: I have bought nine (9) skins from Art drum 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 take drum! It looks great and sounds exactly as we had discussed on the phone." ~Denis K, CA 8/17

Skin Material: Steer

Medium Skin Thickness: consistently between 1.75 - 2.2 mm (medium skins have a higher lower tonal range than thick skins)

Thick Skin Thickness: consistently between 2.2 - 3 mm (thick skins have a lower tonal range than medium skins) 

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.  As the natural steer skin dries over time its timbre because slightly drier & woodier.  Our medium & thick natural steer skins are commonly used on congas, tam boras & Taiko drums

Sound Range: Thick skins produce a deeper bass & lower range of tones than medium skins. Medium skins produce a higher range of tones than thick. Our medium skins are a great balance between a warm bass & high pitches while our 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 Natural Steer 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" 22" Skin
13.75 - 14.5" 23" Skin

14.5 - 15.75" Head

24" Skin

15.75 - 17" Head

26" Skin

17 - 18.75" Head

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

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