Professional 5mm braided djembe rope
Product overview
- German professional quality rope
- 5mm round construction
- Braided outer with inner core
- Black with red colour flecks
- No stretch !!!
- Priced per metre - please state the number of metres you need in the quantity box
GUIDE FOR BUYERS
There are 3 pieces of rope on a djembe : One rope makes the loops around the top ring. A second rope makes the loops around the bottom ring. A third, main rope goes up & down the drum, then round & round to make the Mali weave (fine tuning). When buying rope it is better to be a little generous, as the cost per metre is low, but the frustration can be very high if you run short !
For the top and bottom (looping) ropes which are attached to the rings
To decide the length of rope for the top and/or bottom rings, measure the circumference around each ring and TRIPLE it. If you can't measure the circumference, you can calculate it as the drum diameter x 3.5. NB -If your loops are small and close together please mulitply by 4
EXAMPLE : A drum has a 30cm (12inch) nominal diameter, so the ring circumference will be about 105cm (42inches ) The top-ring rope length should be 3 x 105 = 315cm 3.15metres (3x42 = 126inches) Buy generous at 4 metres
Do the same for the bottom ring (approx 50cm circumference = 1.5metres rope) Buy generous at 2 metres
For the main rope
There are three ways to arrive at the length for the main rope
1) measure your old rope and buy the same length if it was satisfactory.
2) measure the height of the bowl of the drum and multiply by the number of times the rope goes up or down the drum, then add about 3 metres for slack & tuning.
3) measure the height of the bowl of the drum and multiply by TWICE the number of loops on the top ring then add about 3 metres for slack & tuning.
EXAMPLE : An average quality, 12 inch drum has 22 loops on the top ring, so the rope passes up or down the drum 44 times, at 32cm each time. The rope length should therefore be 44 x 32cm = 1408cm (14meters and 8cm). Add 3 metres and buy 17 metres.
NB good quality drums can have as many as 36 loops/ 72 passes, and may need as much as 27 metres for the main rope.
Specification
Delivery & returns
Deliveries
Most orders are processed within one working day of receipt of order, subject to stock availability
Delivery costs vary dependant upon weight, size, location and method. Prices are calculated when items are placed in your basket.
For standard delivery within the UK we use the Royal Mail 48 hour tracked service.
Fedex or DHL are used for next day services. (Highlands & Islands are often two day services)
Free Delivery over £95 - This applies to orders delivered to the UK mainland only (excludes Highlands & Islands)
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No quibble 28 day returns policy
You should let us know within 14 days of receiving the goods if you wish to return an item. You then have a further 14 days from letting us know to get it back to us. Once the item has been despatched it becomes your responsibility to return an order or item in an unmarked and resaleable condition before we can issue a refund to you. Please note that return postage charges cannot be refunded unless the product is faulty or not as described. Items not returned within the agreed period of time may not be accepted, or may be subject to a 20% restocking fee, this will be at our discretion. Also please note that this only applies to individual customers.