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Become a new branch of it...
-> e-mail us your story about your experience with the drum.
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For 500 years, a solemn valley oak tree grew its roots deep and thick into the soil in northern California, near a town known as Flournoy. Then one night this ancient living tree was struck by lightening. Its bark skin was singed, and its wood was petrified, to never be burnt or split. When this tree crashed into a creek it weighed over nine thousand, seven hundred pounds, had a diameter of four feet, and was thirteen feet long.
In the spring of 1996, Michael J. Murphy, a master craftsman, father and creative drum maker, felt an awakening through the sight of the fallen tree, about to be discarded, and saw the Drum within it. There followed three and a half years of immeasurable devotion; slowly and painstakingly hollowing, sanding, shaping and carving the flesh of this ancient tree. Cattle hides were soaked and scraped for several days and finally ready to be stretched onto the log's ends and secured with tacks, completing the process of creating the gigantic drum. To allow the drum to become mobile, a special trailer was constructed to transport its nineteen hundred pounds. The love of many people came together to experience the crafting of this huge log drum which became named the Talk'n' Tree Drum.
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Since it's completion the Talk-N-Tree and it's builder traveled through the northern states to visit festival, educational events, schools, parades, children's fairs and many others.
People of all different cultures and socio economic classes have experienced the healing and love the Talk-N-Tree drum offers.
The quest and journey of this instrument is to share it's special energy with as many people as possible and to collect and share the stories the Talk-N-Tree inspires.
Your generous donations and support make the it's journey possible. the Talk--N-Tree is available for your event.
"Live like a tree, from roots to trunk to branches that reach for the sky potential" |
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Age: |
Aprox,. 500years |
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Tree Weight: |
> 9700 lbs. |
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Drum Weight: |
1900 lbs. |
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Trees Transformation: |
1996 |
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Diameter: |
4 feet |
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Drum Length |
13 feet |
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Construction Time: |
3 Years |
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Amount of Material Removed to hollow Tree: |
7800 lbs. |
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Builder: |
Michael J. Murphy with help from many friends and family. |
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