Custom ceramic drums, Middle Eastern dumbeks of various shapes and sizes
I have been designing and firing custom ceramic drums of all sizes and shapes for more than 10 years. Drums can be made to suit your specifications for sound and style.
Custom Ceramic Drums
Two-Headed Pot-bellied Dumbek
Thanks to a brother's interest in hand drums, Persis has been designing and firing custom ceramic drums of different shapes and sizes.
These drums can be made to suit your specifications. Drums are high-fired stoneware, constructed in a combination of slab-built and thrown shapes. The drums shown here are stained for color, but can be glazed to your specification.
Drum heads are typically deer-hide, affixed with wood glue. Drums can be ordered without heads if you prefer to mount your own!
Gypsy Drums
Dumbeks: 16" and 24"
Based on the classic Middle Eastern Dumbek, these beautiful carved and textured stoneware drums are glazed and stained for contrast.
They feel great and play wonderfully, the deep bass tones and ringing accents that characterize the dumbek are fully present in these one-of-a-kind pieces!