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Ramadan has always been a blessing for sesame. One of them, tambourine and marawis craftsmen
in Pond, City of Bogor, West Java, which is flooded with orders up 50 percent. Even to
fulfill the order, they must work day and night.
At first glance, there's nothing different from a store in Muslim Empang Trade Center,
Bogor, West Java. However it turns out, this shop is the center of craftsmen and repair
of musical instruments tambourine.
Tambourine-making process was not so difficult, but must be careful. Initially, finely ground
shell tambourine given rattan rings used to attach leather straps at the same time. Once
the ring is installed, then mounted the animal skin as cover.
To skin the animal itself, must of goat skin, because it is more flexible. So, the sound
is better.
"Many are damaged and have improved, we continue to shift gears to the right Java long time,
finally we are trying to make their own, service. First we tried to fix it himself, finally
we make factory "
Interestingly, this one tambourine crafters not only develop the tambourine in conventional
motifs like the current, but also to develop themselves by adding a contemporary motif
so that the younger generation preferred. Tambourine consists of hajair, dumpuk stone,
and dumpuk waist.