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How to rope tune your djembe :

Mali Weave Tuning

Pull out excess rope (Fig. 1)
Using two ropes to the right of the previous set of crossed ropes (shown in Fig. 4), start the weave pattern until you have created an "S" shape. To do this, weave the excess rope over 1 and 2, under 2, over 1, under 1 and 2 (Fig. 2).
Now flip the "S" by holding the bottom loop of the "S" and pull down the top loop of the "S" (Fig. 3)
Pull slack rope out and slide the flipped "S" down snug toward the bottom of the drum (Fig. 3).
Now PULL HARD! to cross the two ropes so they hold (Fig. 4).
Move to the right and repeat the procedure with the next two ropes until your drum sounds great!

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