by JohnnyConga » Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:37 pm
I don't know what kind of string your using but the BEST is 'waxed fishing line" 35 pound weight...this will not break or shred...and I have chekeres that i made over 30 years ago and the string is still holding up after all these years..beading is a bit tricky but so is the knotting...I can make a chekere now in about 4 hours...and an Agbe(large gourd) takes me about 4 days...also the weight of the beads on the "skirt"/gourd is also important of course, the more beads the heavier the sound, the less beads the lighter the sound...have fun!...