Gourd Musical Instruments Making

There are many instruments that can be made from gourds. There are many types of drums that you can make, bows, flutes, guitars, harps, maracas, bowls, wind chimes, shakers, rattles… etc Gourd instruments were some of the first instruments that were made and go way back in history.

If you do not want to make them on your own there are a lot of other places that you can get them from. You can order them from special gourd farms, instrument stores, and mostly over the internet.

The dipper gourd banjo can be purchased over the internet and will be very hard to find around the world and it also depends on what time of the year it is. The banjo is very unique because they are made based on the player desires. These banjos are very durable and have good quality volume and sound. Dipper banjos usually have a playing scale of two-five strings.

There are a lot of books on how to make instruments also. The most popular instruments made from gourd are the simple drums. There is a good site that will tell you all the things you need to make a simple drum and it also includes the step by step instructions in making a gourd drum. The site is (http://www.scribd.com/doc/3830648/Make-a-Basic-Gourd-Drum)

If you are interested in making a gourd rattle this website will be able to assist you in doing that. (http://www.ehow.com/how_2049189_make-gourd-rattle.html) Speaking of that website, they have tons of information on various works with gourds.

Not only do they sound great but a lot of the gourd instruments with the right materials are easy to make.