Timba yay!
I'm now the proud owner of a timba! It's a little one (although surprisingly heavy) and doesn't have much bass tone, but the slap is super loud and just cuts through everything if I'm improvising <3
I've actually been playing it for a couple of months - it belongs to one of the mestres at the samba school, but she didn't play it much because of the tone. The leader of our timba section picked it up, tuned it way up and played it for a bit, then I ended up trying it out when he wasn't around for a few rehearsals.
I love the fact that the tone lets me play rolls and suchlike without needing to put too much force in - I still don't have an enormous amount of muscle stamina, and this lets me play more complicated parts for longer than I would with a full-size (and duller-toned) timba. So when I was offered the chance to buy it, I happily agreed :) Plus, being a smaller drum means easier storage: important in a flat!
I made the trade at today's fun Festival busk, and took the timba home with me. So now all I need to do is find a place to practise. Wonder how hard it would be to soundproof my shed...>.>
I've actually been playing it for a couple of months - it belongs to one of the mestres at the samba school, but she didn't play it much because of the tone. The leader of our timba section picked it up, tuned it way up and played it for a bit, then I ended up trying it out when he wasn't around for a few rehearsals.
I love the fact that the tone lets me play rolls and suchlike without needing to put too much force in - I still don't have an enormous amount of muscle stamina, and this lets me play more complicated parts for longer than I would with a full-size (and duller-toned) timba. So when I was offered the chance to buy it, I happily agreed :) Plus, being a smaller drum means easier storage: important in a flat!
I made the trade at today's fun Festival busk, and took the timba home with me. So now all I need to do is find a place to practise. Wonder how hard it would be to soundproof my shed...>.>