Contexts related to the construction of Thad drums by Suwan Photipin

Abstract

The research article related contexts to the creating Thad Drums of Suwan Photipin had objective to study related contexts of process in creating Thad Drums of Suwan Photipin by taking descriptive research methodology to study from academic documents and interviewing in field study.  Finding found that Villagers in community at Akaraj Sub-district, Pamok District, Angthong Province by in the past be agricultures, farmers, and gardeners that have the leisure time career of drums creating but nowadays some of them change to create and make the drum as his main career and this community be accepted to be the famous place in the best quality of drum creating in Thailand.  Hence Suwan Photipin be the most expert with full of experiences and be the most famous in Drum creating that be accepted from many Thai musicians.  The process in creating Drums will use the modern technology of musical instruments starting from cutting the leather as the size as in front of drum later on to soak the leather in lye water in the big sink about 24 hours then pull the leather taut in front of drum for 3-4 days by using a hammer to break the front of drum every day for getting the soft leather and after accelerate it until is taut hence using an awl to make holes of puppet round and then hammered through the drilled holes to attach the leather to the drum puppet after this changing to the other side of the drum and make as the same processing.  Creating 1 pair of Thad Drums will take time about 15 days besides Suwan Photipin will create and take the tautening drums by himself, he still create the musical instrument in making Thad Drums such as trestle drum, Thad drumstick, cooked rice loses sound, drum pillow and sleeper stand.  If there is the public relation of how to create and make Thad Drums by Suwan Photipin as widely would help the interested people and in the other way can bring to be their other careers.