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    • Clearance Shells
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Skins/Hides

A SPECIAL NOTICE FOR OUR CLIENTS:
Hide Guarantee Changes:
The Replacement Guarantee for any Hides will only apply through the Wet Pull Mounting Stage
and Credit will be issued to your account for the replacement to be applied on your next order.

Hides are natural products and are inspected at least 3 times before being sent.
Any suspected problem areas will be marked.

Please send a picture to 865-318-7287 or admin@ goatskins.com if you have a guarantee request.
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Due to changes in Customs Entry, hides come in by air shipping only and are treated with mothballs
to prevent bugs being imported into the US.
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Please never hesitate to contact us about any questions or concerns,
And see for yourself why our customers rate our customer service as the best.
Thank you for your understanding and continuing support while working with us.
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*** Mali goatskins are back!***
Limited supply

These skins are guaranteed to give you at least a 22" round on them. They may have holes, cuts or flaws which we will mark with a sharpie marker. If you choose to use an area with a mark in it, you are on your own without guarantee.
We have a few with hair Thick and extra Thick call to order!

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These skins tend to be a little more stretchy than Ivory Coast skins, so make sure to tie them tightly to your ring to keep them from coming too far down the bowl. Once you've mastered that, they have excellent sound quality and resilience.
Available on our new Website

*** Ivory Coast goatskins ***
These skins are guaranteed to give you at least a 22" round on them.
They may have holes, cuts or flaws which we will mark with a sharpie marker, however they will have an obvious space to cut a 22" or larger circle with the centered spine and no marks in your circle.

​ If you choose to use an area with a mark in it, you are on your own without guarantee.
Goatskins - Haired
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At least 22" wide X 30"
Available on the new Website
​10 Packs
Only available in Medium, Medium Thin & Thinner
Hairless
goat skin, african drums, djembe, doun doun, dunun, djun djun, djun-djun, jembe, drum supplies, cow hide
At least 22" wide X 30"
Available on the new Website
Thick are sold out
10 Packs 
Only available in Medium, Medium Thin & Thinner
As usual our shipping costs are based on shipping to the west coast any difference will be refunded after actual shipping is determined.
For special requests; Call, Text or Email to Order 
Shipping & Handling  prices shown in PayPal are  for shipping to the lower 48 states. Shipping to Hawaii, Alaska and countries outside of the USA is higher. We can and will ship to other places. Contact for more information about shipping costs. 800-549-3966, Office Cell  865-318-7287
20" Hairless Goatskin Rounds from Pakistan
These natural goatskin rounds are $19.00 each.
Our new stock are processed using black salt and we no longer carry hides processed with dehydrated lime.
The Thinner ones are great for Banjos and Dumbeks, etc.
The Medium thick ones work well for smaller Djembes, Dumbeks, Talking Drums, etc.
Note: There are at least 6 premier builders using these on fullsize djembes, so although we 
will always error on the side of caution for our customers, we are forced to admit these new skins are 
much better and seem to work for larger djembes as well.

Please let us know what these goatskins are being used for.   It will help us determine the best thickness for your project. 
** New supplier **
No dehydrated Lime used, black salt cured.
​Only available in 20" rounds
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Natural Hairless Goatskin
Available on the new Website
Note: Many of these rounds have translucent areas, this is normal, once the skins are soaked and stretched these areas are just as white as the rest of the skin.

Djembe Heads from South America - Cowhide

Limited supply of
​South American Kip (yearling calf skins) 


These skins are now on a call to order basis, those of you who have used them with great results already,
​ please feel free to either email your order or give us a call.
​Apparently these yearling skins can't take being tightened rope breaking tight wet like the cow belly can,
and several folks have found out they don't take that kind of tension while wet.
We are comparing notes currently to see if this is the only issue,
​so until we have definitive answers we can not guarantee these hides for this reason.  
18” Kip Round - $39
20” Kip Round - $48
22” Kip Round - $59
24” Kip Round - $70


​Conga Heads from South America - Cowhide

These cowhide rounds are cut from hairless cow hides that comes from South America. 
We will cut these to your specs or you can purchase these pre-cut rounds. 
These are rounds only. Current Hides are approx. 1.5mm~2 mm thickness and a few thicker ones.
If you need a specific thickness, please email us at [email protected] with your desired thickness.
Available on the new Website

Ivory Coast Cow Hide Rounds
with hair 
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NOTICE:
Due to recent events, all of our hides now must be air shipped,
so unfortunately we now have the rounds cut in the Ivory Coast prior
​to shipping.
** NO full hides available ** 
Available on the new Website

Cow Rounds with hair on for: (Dunun, Bougarabou & Conga)


Cow Bellies from Ivory Coast

These cowhide rounds are cut in the Ivory Coast and are used for Djembes, Comparable to perhaps a thick calf skin.  We recommend ordering a round at least 6" larger than the Diameter of your Drum's Head, or perhaps slightly less if you sew on
​your heads.

20” IC Djembe Cow Round - $48.00
OUT OF STOCK
22” IC Cow Djembe Round - $58.00
Out of Stock
24” IC Djembe Cow Round - $68.00
Out of Stock
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See why our customer service sets the industry standard!
Call, Text or Email to Order
Landline - 865-908-4227 (voice only)   
Office Cell - 865-318-7287 (texts & pics)  




Need Rope?
We have Many colors a few patterns and 3 sizes of drum rope Our rope has been created for professional rope tuned drums. It has a polyester amour around a polyester core. Click here to take a look and to order !

Our goatskins and cowhides come from West Africa, South America and Pakistan. The skins and hides from West Africa are from animals that are ranch raised and used for food. All are bug free and have passed veterinary, USDA and US Customs inspections. All full-sized haired goatskins are at least 22" wide and as long as the goat. Hairless African skins are at least 22" wide. Please let us know if you need a wider skin. There are no holes or scars in the working area. We inspect the skins carefully. Sizes, colors and thickness vary.

Please note for Alaska, Hawaii, and International Orders
All the PayPal prices shown are for shipping to the lower 48 states.
Shipping to Hawaii, Alaska and countries outside of the USA is higher and this cost will be charged to you. If your purchase is to be shipped to a country other then the USA, please contact us via email, skype, phone, or IM etc, and we will discuss shipping costs. We can ship internationally.
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