The Macedonian Tapan
22" dia x 16" deep, with one heavy and one light goat skin head, with one air hole.
No line rims the line passes though the skin and around the skin rim.

All tapan come with sticks and strap. The shell are all maple ply.
The skin rims and the rope rims are steam bent oak.
The line is 4mm Marlow pre-streched dacron.
 
This Tapan built for Rick Wallace, 22"dia x 14" deep, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1994
 
Tapan on Left was custom made for Dan Auvil, it's a 22" hybrid
 
Warren Casey's Tapan, a full size Macedonian drum, 22" dia x 16" deep, in Scottish trim.
 
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