Surdo Resources |
| Bauer (Raul) |
São Paulo manufacturer of instruments of all kinds. Their quality is very high. Lately, have been increasing their line to include Bahia-style surdos and maracatu bombos (alfaias). |
| Contemporanea | Very popular São Paulo instrument company. High quality. A full range. Deep and shallow surdos. |
| Gope | Popular instrument manufacturer. Quality perhaps on par with Contemporanea. Common in Europe. |
| Quirino | Quirino only advertizes bombos and 14" surdos on their website; however, I've seen photos of their larger surdos in samba bands. |
| Remo | Makes alternative forms of popular world instruments, including surdos made of synthetics and three different methods of tuning. |
| RMV | A Brazilian manufacturer of a full range of percussion instruments. Their quality is high. Surdos are lightweight. |
| Takto | Brazilian drum maker specializing in atabaques, but produce a line of surdos. |
| Tatu Drums | UK company Tatu Drums makes their own handmade surdos (and other samba drums) with wooden shells and Remo FyberSkin heads. The also provide mallets, drumsticks, and straps. |
| Timmermans Percussie | From the Netherlands; Bahia and Rio surdos and alfaias, in addition to bombos and other Brazilian drums. They look like a great deal. And a clever website design, too. I live in the wrong country! |
| Aquarian |
American drumhead manufacturer. Makes a new line of heads with unique form of damping. |
| Aquarian Brazil | Aquarian are now marketed in Brazil. They are affiliated with Bauer. |
| Contemporanea | Brazilian company that makes single-ply plastic, calf-skin, and napa heads for surdos and other drums. |
| Gope | Brazilian company that makes a full line of drumheads, including calf-skin, Napa, and with damping rings, for surdos and other drums. |
| Evans | American company that makes a full range of drumheads, including their unique Hydraulic (oil-filled) series. |
| Remo | Popular American drumhead manufacturer with a complete range. One of the top choices for Surdo heads in Europe and North America. |
| RMV | Brazilian company that makes double-ply plastic, calf-skin, artifical leather, and Napa heads for surdos and other drums. |
| BrazilDrums.com | American web business. Sells Contemporanea instruments, mallets, etc. |
| BrazilianPercussion.com | Good selection of drumheads that may be difficult to find elsewhere. Recently stocks various mallets, including long Gope Bahia mallets and two sizes of maracatu sticks. |
| Earth Vibe Music | Good selection of surdo mallets, including maracatu sticks, large and small. |
| Espirito Drums | Sells through the Internet from San Francisco, California. Has mallets in addition to a full line of Bauer instruments. Nice to work with. |
| John's Music | Remo and Marko Percussion mallets. Based in Seattle, USA. |
| Marko Percussion | Makes popular mallet line, tamborim sticks, and adjustable drum slings. At this writing, the website is under construction. You can contact Marko by e-mail. Located in San Francisco Bay area. |
| Musikkeller Hamburg | German supplier of Contemporanea, Remo, Bauer mallets and drumheads. |
| Redondo Música | Dutch Brazilian instrument supplier. Sells sticks, mallets, bags, and drumheads. |
| Soar Valley Music | Leicestershire, UK supplier of an interesting array of accessories, including the usual mallets, sticks, and straps, but also surdo nuts, legs, and shoulder harnesses. |
| Tatu Drums | UK manufacturer and distributor that sells custom-built mallets, maracatu sticks (yea!), and straps. |
| Bembé | Surdos, repiques, candomblé drums |
| Brasil Percussion (Kalango) | German Distributor that has shallow Bahia surdos, Artcelsior surdos with wrapped hide heads and Barravento alfaias among other things. Large selection. |
| BrazilDrums.com | Sells Contemporanea instruments in the US from Texas. |
| Brazilian Percussion | Melbourne Australian shop that sells Contemporanea products . Associated with the Melbourne School of Samba. |
| BrazilianPercussion.com | As of September, 2006, this website is closed. |
| Djoliba Percussions | Small French and Senegalese company that stocks Bauer and Tum Brasil intruments. Check out some of the other beautiful drums and string instuments that they make themselves. |
| Earthshaking Music | Importer in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Sells Bauer instruments. |
| Earth Vibe Music | Company in Brighten, England, that sells Gope and Bauer. |
| Espirito Drums | Sells through the Internet from San Francisco, California. Distributor for Contemporanea in the US. Nice to work with. |
| John's Music | Remo surdos and other instruments. |
| Mameluco Trading | San Francisco importer of Contemporanea intsruments. Nice to work with, prompt delivery. |
| Musikkeller Hamburg | German supplier of Contemporanea, Remo, and Bauer. |
| Redondo Música | Dutch Brazilian instrument supplier. Sells Gope surdos and other instruments. |
| Samba Collection | Stocks Contemporanea. Connected to SambaLá samba school in Southern California. |
| Soar Valley Music | Leicestershire, UK dealer with a large selection of instruments from Gope, Bauer, Contemporanea, RMV. Also has started supplying Maureliano Barravento and, soon, Bauer alfaias. |
| Tatu Drums | Tatu sells their own handmade surdos (and other samba drums, including timbals). The also provide accessories, like custom-built mallets, maracatu sticks, and straps. |
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