Hi Simon B, hope all is well! Check out "Contemporanea" pandeiros, the best!!! Both 10" and 12" are the more common sizes, although 12" pandeiros tend to be a little heavy for the beginner. Contemporanea offers both wood (choro) and formica models (more popular on the Escolas de Samba). Pandeiro soloists like Marco Suzano, Airto Moreira, Guello, Paulihno Silva, among others tend to prefer the lighter 10" wood "Choro" pandeiros. Check the Contemporanea line at:
Hey Simon, you can check this too: Brazilian Percussion - they have all major brazilian branches in stock, very good prices and they ship all over the world.
It depends on what music you're playing. If
I'm playing samba I'll propably pick up my 12" and if I'm playing chorinhos or something nice and soft I'll take 10" or 11" with a leather head. Contemporanea's are OK. I have 3 of them and they all are good enough.
Hi guys, If you want a pro pandeiro check out http://www.pandeiro.com.Here you can order your custom handmade pandeiro from brazil.I recently bought one and I am amezed by the quality.I requested the Suzano model by a luthier called Bira.
p.s.Tell them that Goran sent you and you will get special treatment.
Hi.Its 20$ for shipping all around the world.I managed to pay without paypal.Scott will help you throuhg the process.If you want express shipping(5 buiness days) is around 30$.
if you ever get a chance to go to brasil look up Mestre Lua Rasta from Bahia, he lives in Pelorinho Salvador, makes some of the best atabaques and pandeiros iv ever played...nice guy as well..