Kentville Heads

Traditional Kangaroo skin drum heads on aluminum flesh hoops produced in Australia. Kentville Drum Heads are now playing at the Groove Warehouse

Australian designed and produced, Kentville heads bring a quality of sound to a drum that plastic heads often strive to deliver. Embodying the history of drums and percussion in the traditional way. Kentville heads resonates through the great concert halls of Europe and Asia as well as the jazz clubs of New York . Made from Australian Kangaroo hides these heads produce a warm resonant sound, perfect for chamber music, jazz, classical and world music., The Groove Warehouse is proud to present a 100% Australian made product, available world wide. Try a Kentville head today and Make a Joyous Sound!

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Kentville 10" Kangaroo Skin Drum Head - Medium Gauge

SKU: KH10MW

$68.00 In Stock

or 4 payments of $17.00 with Info

Kentville 12" Kangaroo Skin Drum Head - Medium Gauge

SKU: KH12MW

$84.00 In Stock

or 4 payments of $21.00 with Info

Kentville 16" Kangaroo Skin Drum Head - Medium Gauge

SKU: KH16MW

$115.00 In Stock

or 4 payments of $28.75 with Info

Kentville 10" Kangaroo Skin Drum Head - Heavy Gauge

SKU: KH10HW

$68.00 Backorder

or 4 payments of $17.00 with Info

Kentville 14" Kangaroo Skin Drum Head - Heavy Gauge

SKU: KH14HW

$98.00 Backorder

or 4 payments of $24.50 with Info

Kentville 14" Kangaroo Skin Drum Head - Medium Gauge

SKU: KH14MW

$98.00 Backorder

or 4 payments of $24.50 with Info

Kentville 18" Kangaroo Skin Bass Drum Head - Medium Gauge

SKU: KH18MW

$153.00 Backorder

or 4 payments of $38.25 with Info

Each Kentville drum head is entirely handmade using a series of tasks and tools as old as western drums themselves. Kentville laps their drumheads in the same way that they were lapped for the snares of the drummer boys that served in the Battle of Gettysburg and the Napoleonic wars. It’s a process steeped in tradition. Hide selection demands discerning examination before skins are deemed suitable for drum head production. After being stretched and dried, their chosen hides are cut to size and thinned to attain the ideal thickness. These precisely sized rounds are then lapped to flesh hoops before being set on moulds to dry and to form crowns which enable the heads to seat comfortably. Only the finest quality drumheads pass Kentville's scrupulous final inspection. Each head is then packaged in a sealed sleeve before being sent on its way from our workshop to the Groove Warehouse.

Sizes and gauges:

Heads are available in standard sizes 10” through to 24”, as well as common pre-international sizes to suit vintage British drums sized 9 5/8” through to 21 5/8”. Odd sizes not listed can be custom made on request. Kentville offers a choice of three gauges: Fine: 8-10mil; Medium: 10-12mil; Heavy: 12-14mil Self-adhesive kangaroo hide bass drum strike patches and Hoop-a-roo© hoop protectors are also available.

Flesh hoops:
Kentville heads are lapped to solid aluminum flesh hoops, which provide great strength, tuning accuracy and durability. Traditional maple flesh hoops are also available by request for restoration purposes.

Tambourines and frame drums
In addition to conventional drumheads, Kentville also offers a re-heading service for tambourines, banjos, djembes, frame drums and other percussion instruments. Kentville's tambourine heads are used by several leading orchestral performers, including the percussionists of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

An ethical choice
Kentville Kangaroo hides are the ethically sourced by-product of a culling program overseen by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. This program ensures that the kangaroo population in eastern Australia remains healthy and at a sustainable number. The kangaroo is one of Australia’s national animals, and the highest level of consideration and care is taken to ensure that Kentville hides are procured in an ethical and sustainable manner that serves to benefit the species.

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