There are two major kind of taiko drums we offer for sale, the drums with the skins nailed on the body and those who have the skins tensioned by ropes outside the body. The ‘nailed’ drums cannot be changed in tone or pitch.
The taiko with skins that are tensioned by ropes can be pitched or tuned but this will require some time and skills so please be aware of that. If a drum is out of use for a longer period of time, it is recommended to release the tension on the skin to extend its lifespan.
For more information about the various taiko drums please click here.
The sizes of the drums are mentioned in centimeters as well as in the Japanese units of length measurements shaku and sun. Shaku is a Japanese foot of approx. 30 cm. Each shaku is divided in 10 sun. The measurements refer to the diameter of the skin.
Please find below the taiko drums we offer for sale.
026 Itsutsu-daiko
Second hand
Manufacturer: Miyamaru Taiko
Material: wood, brass, bamboo, cowskin
Total weight: 38 kg
Measurements: see table below
This traditional Japanese version of a ‘drum-kit’ contains 5 Instruments (the literal meaning of ‘itsutsu’ is ‘5 pieces’). Itsutsu-daiko is a special taiko drumming style in Kagoshima region, the south of Japan.
The instruments are attached in a foldable rack-stand, made from pine tree, standing on small wheels. Below there is a nailed hira daiko as a bass drum. In the middle there are 3 shime-daiko drums of different sizes as ‘rack-toms. At the top there is an atarigane mounted as a cymbal and a piece of halfpipe bamboo as a kind of cowbell. All taiko bodies are ‘kurinuki’, which means that they are constructed from one-piece of wood.Type of wood: Meari. The skins are cow skins and in very good condition. The drums seems hardly used.
Depth | Diameter | |
Hira daiko | 22cm | Ø48cm/1.6shaku |
Shimedaiko | 15cm | Ø34cm/1.1shaku |
Shimedaiko | 12cm | Ø30cm/1shaku |
Shimedaiko | 12cm | Ø25cm/8.2sun |
Atarigane | 3cm | Ø15cm/5sun |
Halfpipe Bamboo | 35cm(length) | 1/2 Ø8cm |
Price (including 21% VAT): € 1.850,00
027 Okedo daiko 1.6
Second hand
Manufacturer: Yamabiko Taiko
Material: wood, cowskin, rope
Total weight: 21,6 kg
Measurements: diameter 48 cm (1.6 shaku), depth 39 cm (between skins)
This second hand Okedo daiko has a nice Kurinuki (one piece of wood) body made of Meari with a beautiful colour.
The skins are made of cow skin.
Price (including 21% VAT): € 1.350,00
029 Okedo daiko 1.6
Second hand
Manufacturer: Yamabiko Taiko
Material: wood, cowskin, rope
Total weight: 21,6 kg
Measurements: diameter 48 cm (1.6 shaku), depth 39 cm (between skins)
This second hand Okedo daiko has a nice Kurinuki (one piece of wood) body made of Meari with a beautiful colour.
The skins are made of cow skin. The drum is in good condition but the thread of the inner sewing on one needs repair. It can still be played and the sound is good.
Price (including 21% VAT): € 1.150,00
039 Hiradaiko 2.0 with stand
Second hand
Manufacturer: Taiko-Masa
Material: wood, cowskin, nails
Total weight: 15,5 kg
Measurements: diameter 62 cm (2 shaku), depth 22 cm (between skins)
This is an aged hira daiko (flat drum) with a diameter of 62 cm (2 shaku). Placed on its stand it is 76 cm high. It has a nice bass sound but the (cow) skins are a little worn out so the higher tones and after-resonance have gone down.
Price (including 21% VAT): € 620,00
038 Shimedaiko with stand and bag
Second hand
Manufacturer: unknown
Material: wood, skins, rope
Total weight: 7 kg
Measurements: diameter 34 cm (1.1 shaku), depth 16 cm (between the skins)
This shimedaiko comes with a low stand and bag. The drum has a diameter of 34 cm. Placed on its stand it is about 27 cm high. It has a nice black and gold body that is made of one piece of wood. The drum and the (cow) skins are in a good condition.
Price (including 21% VAT): € 525,00
048 Shimedaiko
Second hand
Manufacturer: unknown
Material: wood, skins, rope
Total weight: 4,7 kg
Measurements: diameter 34 cm (1.1 shaku), depth 15 cm (between the skins)
The body of this shimedaiko is made from steel. It is therefore a light drum comparing with the shimedaiko that have a wooden body. The body has a nice golden ‘chickens in the rye’ design. The condition of this drum is reasonable. This drum is a good drum for practicing or display. This drum has no stand but comes with a bag.
Price (including 21% VAT): € 360,00
002 Nagado daiko 1.3
SOLD!!
Second hand
Manufacturer: Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten
Diameter: 39 cm
This nagado daiko manufactured by Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten is in a good state. It has some traces of use. One drumhead was reskinned with cowhide in 2019 before shipped to Europe. This new skin is cloaded. It is not common but neither unusual and it doesn’t affect the quality. The other drumhead was good and therefore not reskinned. The body is made of one trunk of zelkova. The drum has two handles.
Price (including 21% VAT): € 1820,00
006 Shime daiko Kanji (with stand and bachi)
SOLD!!
Second hand
Diameter: 34,5 cm
Height: ca.15 cm
Weight drum: ca. 2900 gram
This shime daiko comes with a stand and bag and 1 pair of bachi. On one skin and on the stand kanji (Japanese characters) are hand written. It contains the name (presumably from the former owner) and the year (1977) in which it was probably reskinned. The sound of this drum is reasonable.
Price (including 21% VAT): € 310,00