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Schlagwerk Chiadero The Shake Drum - 40cm

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Description

Key Information About the "Chiadero" Frame Drum

  • Hybrid inspired by frame drum, pandero, daf, and tambourine traditions, featuring a discreet internal shaker that enriches the nuances.
  • Tunable goat skin with 8 screws to instantly adjust tension, timbre, and response.
  • Two complementary sizes: 25 cm for agility and 40 cm for projection and roundness.
  • German design in collaboration with Tomas Millner & Danilo Raimondo, ensuring stage reliability.

Historical Context and Positioning Within the Range

At the crossroads of frame drum families, the "Chiadero" combines the singing attack of the pandero, the depth of the daf, and the liveliness of the tambourine. Designed as a modern tool of German artisanal lutherie, it is positioned in the segment of highly versatile creative percussion instruments, capable of covering multiple aesthetics without multiplying instruments.

Intended Audience

Ideal for intermediate to advanced percussionists, it remains accessible to curious beginners thanks to its simple tuning system. It excels in world music, folk, modern fusions, acoustic pop, minimalist accompaniments, sound design, and meditative practices. Nomads, educators, and stage musicians will appreciate its lightness, responsiveness, and immediately exploitable sonic palette.

Features and Innovations

The "Chiadero" offers two diameters designed for complementary uses: 25 cm (6-ply beech frame) for fast, precise, and articulated playing, and 40 cm (7-ply) for more foundation, low register, and projection. The 8-screw tuning system fine-tunes the skin tension closely to your gesture, while the internal shaker, integrated into the frame, adds a subtle rhythmic veil without weighing down the strike. Tuning key included to adapt the set to each venue and climate.

Sound Characteristics

The goat skin delivers an organic warmth, rich midrange, and a slightly granular attack ideal for finger strikes, sweeps, and rolls. The beech frame, dense and stable, promotes clear projection and quick response, with a neutral tonal color that highlights the natural character of the skin.

At 25 cm, the higher tension produces a precise attack, short to medium sustain, and great clarity of ghost notes. At 40 cm, the larger surface offers more air, a fuller low end, and broader sustain, perfect for enveloping ostinatos. The integrated shaker adds a subtle shimmer that supports the groove without masking the pulse.

Technical Specifications

Design

  • Manufacture: Germany
  • Collaboration: Tomas Millner & Danilo Raimondo
  • RTS25SK: 6-ply beech
  • RTS40SK: 7-ply beech

Skin & Tuning

  • Skin: goat
  • 8 tuning screws
  • Tuning key included

Dimensions

  • Ø 25 cm (RTS25SK)
  • Ø 40 cm (RTS40SK)
Brand reference number: PSC RTS40SK
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