Did you find a drum? From your post it sounds you didn't yet.
When I first came to America I was lucky to stumble upon a wonderful drum in Arizona. It is still with me :) but since the skin started to crack I'm now looking for a companion drum. This time I hope to find a European drum, since that's my heritage.
My second blog was on me finding my drum! I should have included that information in this blog. I give you the answer to your question there. Yes, heritage drums are the best. I found a person in Germany and another in Norway that made beautiful drums but they were made with white deer or seal.
I just found the blog about your drum :) I didn't know about the bear grease to maintain the drum. I'll have to see where I can find that here.
I had to order it from Canada online. It’s fresh and works. How bad off is your drum? Do you keep it n a blanket or bag?
My drum has a crack on the side, I'll see if I can take a picture of it tomorrow in the daylight. I don't keep it in a blanket or bag :(
Oh no! Okay I’ll look forward to seeing the photo. I hope it can be repaired. I’d say order a moose blanket like mine and bear oil. I think it was maybe $50 total from Canada to Colorado.
I'll look into the bear oil and blanket.
Here's a photo from my drum, with the crack:
Oh no!! What a beautiful drum!! I hope you can get it repaired. I would still order the blanket and oil so it will it damage further. 🙏🏽