What is Okedo?

What is Okedo?

The name Okedo, which means “barrel” in Japanese, is given to this drum because traditionally barrels are used for the drum shells. There are heads of cow or horse hide on both ends of the drum and ropes are used to tension them.

What is the material of Odaiko?

Nagado daiko is the most popular type of taiko also called miya daiko and odaiko. The best material is keyaki wood, Japanese zelkova wood. There are a wide range of the nagado daiko from the low price one to the excellent one. In addition, the metal parts are also important in the respect of the look.

What are taikos made of?

Taiko Basics A taiko is a drum made from an open-ended wooden barrel with animal skin stretched over both ends. It is played with two bachi (wooden sticks). There are two distinct methods of fitting the animal skin to the drums. Those that have skins tacked directly onto both ends are collectively called byodome-daiko.

What is the size of the biggest taiko drum?

Ō-daiko (大太鼓) vary in size, and are often as large as 6 shaku (180 cm; 72 in) in diameter.

How big is a taiko?

Shaku and sun , Japanese traditional measures, are used for measuring the size of taiko. 1 shaku is about 30cm (about 11.8in) and 1 sun is about 3cm (about 1.18in). For example, Nagado daiko 1 shaku 5 sun means Nagado daiko with about 45cm (about 17.7in) heads in diameter.

What is Takebue?

The shinobue (kanji: 篠笛; also called takebue (kanji: 竹笛) in the context of Japanese traditional arts) is a Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched sound. It is found in hayashi and nagauta ensembles, and plays important roles in noh and kabuki theatre music.

What is the origin of Odaiko?

Odaiko New England (ONE) was founded in 1994 by Elaine Fong and a group of individuals with a shared love of taiko. In the early days, the group drummed on old, taped up tires and taiko borrowed from the New York City-based taiko group, Soh Daiko. Its first rehearsal space was in the basement of a church in Brookline.

What are the big Japanese drums called?

The best-known Japanese taiko drum is the nagado-daiko (long-body drum), made from hollowed-out log with both ends capped with cowhide. The largest taiko drums are called o-daiko, some of which are greater than one meter in diameter. Wadaiko are played using wooden sticks known as bachi.

What is the stand that the Shime Daiko sits on called?

Taiko players change the taiko stand depending on the kind of the taiko, the size , and the playing style. We have a variety of taiko stands for various taiko and playing style….Taiko Stand.

Name	Description
Iron Shime Low Stand	For shime daiko. It can be used for playing it while sitting.