{"title":"Learn","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnline masterclasses from my workshop. Ten years of making shaman drums, put into step-by-step lessons you can follow at your own pace.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"drum-making-masterclass","title":"Drum Making Masterclass — How to Stretch the Skin on a Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlmost anyone can lace a skin onto a wooden frame. Far fewer can bring it to the right tension — the point where wood and skin stop being materials and the drum starts to sound.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is the skill this masterclass is about: the whole stretching process, done the way that makes a drum come alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy name is Max. I’m from Ukraine, and I’ve been building shamanic drums for over ten years — every one made to order, for customers around the world. Instead of learning by trial and error, you’ll follow a process I’ve refined through a decade of hands-on drum making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost free videos show you \u003cem\u003ewhat\u003c\/em\u003e to do. This masterclass shows you \u003cstrong\u003ewhat I do, why I do it, and what happens if you skip it\u003c\/strong\u003e — so you understand every move instead of copying it blindly. That understanding is the whole point: it's what lets you get it right on your own drum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou already make drums and want a different, reliable lacing technique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want to make a drum by hand — your first one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou've watched makers online and thought \"I could do this.\" This is where you start: the decisive skill, handed to you step by step.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMasterclass guide — PDF, 20 pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e The whole process in writing, with photographs of every step.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCheat Sheet — PDF, 3 pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every measurement on one sheet: line positions, hole spacing, cord widths, water temperature. Print it and keep it beside you while you work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e23 videos\u003c\/strong\u003e in a private Telegram channel — 13 clips covering the stretch step by step, plus 10 preparation lessons on marking, punching the holes and painting the frame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on language.\u003c\/strong\u003e The videos are narrated in russian with English subtitles burned into the picture. Both PDF guides are fully in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMasterclass — $199\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth PDFs, delivered right after purchase, and lifetime access to the video channel. Questions about the guide go to my email.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMasterclass + Mentorship — $499\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything above, plus \u003cstrong\u003epersonal guidance from me\u003c\/strong\u003e: you send photos and videos of your process, and I go through every step with you until your drum is finished. After your order I send you my direct WhatsApp — that's where we work. This is the closest thing to being my apprentice. \u003cstrong\u003eFour places a month\u003c\/strong\u003e — my time is limited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe materials\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou need two things: a \u003cstrong\u003eskin\u003c\/strong\u003e and a \u003cstrong\u003ewooden frame (hoop)\u003c\/strong\u003e. I demonstrate on goat skin, but the method works with any suitable rawhide, roughly 0.3–1.5 mm thick — deer, calf, horse, buffalo — and I show you exactly how to adjust. Everything else is ordinary workshop tools you probably already have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere to get it: in the \u003cstrong\u003eUS and Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e, buy rawhide locally (deer, elk or buffalo) and save yourself shipping and customs. In \u003cstrong\u003eEurope and elsewhere\u003c\/strong\u003e, I get my own goat skins from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/qayffzpercussion.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eQayffz Percussion\u003c\/a\u003e, which ships worldwide. For the frame, I work with \u003cstrong\u003eMykhailo\u003c\/strong\u003e, who makes wooden hoops in Ukraine — reach him at \u003ca href=\"mailto:mh250286@gmail.com\"\u003emh250286@gmail.com\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"tel:+380680049889\"\u003e+380 68 004 98 89\u003c\/a\u003e. If you're in the US or Canada, a local hoop maker works too. Not sure what to pick? Write me at hello@openyourdrum.com and I'll help you choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll have at the end\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou start with a bare wooden frame and a skin, and finish with your own drum: a membrane you stretched and laced by hand, dried tight and ready to sound. Made by you, start to finish. (Carving the frame and the handle are separate crafts of their own.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny questions? 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