So this is my tambourine. Her name is “Sassy”.

Isn’t she pretty? Let me tell you about her!

I bought her at a music store downtown for about $12. Yep, only $12. I know a lot of people spend good money on their drums but since I have never owned one before I thought it would be wise to start cheap. This way if I decide this was a bad idea, or if I break the thing (I’m clumsy) then I won’t be out of much money.

So this is my “starter drum” and that’s just fine with me.

She has about the circumference of a dinner plate, making her roughly medium sized as far as tambourines go. That seemed like a good size to start with, not too big, not too small. Sassy fits in my hand pretty well though I am finding that my hands get a little sore after a while, partly due to not being accustomed to holding something like a tambourine and partly because I tend to tense up and hold her too tightly.

She has 8 double zils or clackers. I was hoping for 9 because I like that number better but it seems… Continue reading →