A small recommendation, trying to be in harmony with nature I'm making drums
from naturally dead agave's that have lived their 30 years long life. It is not necessary to kill a living agave to make a good drum as some do. Making
drum from already dead agave has a lot of advantages: agave is easily
cleaned from long spiky leaves and does not need to be put to dry
it's naturally dried, building is easier etc. How to recognize dead agave of course as each plant - when the stalks lose green color and brown crosses in the gray. Agave
stalks are growing under some angle and after dies stays upright until the
wind tilts it a bit and eventually topple. Such an agave that is
naturally fell it's enough to shake it and all the thorns and leaves drops
and immediately appears wonderful form of drum. Body of such agave tend to be thin, but it's not a big
problem, even if the body is thin on one side, even if the agave has
cracks along the length all it is perfectly resolved .... It is important
to recycle this wonderful form that nature has done before rottenness and
become food for insects.
