Pandeiro Weight Comparison

Lightweight handmade pandeiro from ViradaDrums.com

Weight is one of the most important factors in choosing a pandeiro.

Having a light weight drum can make the difference between practicing for thirty minutes at a time instead of stopping after five because of fatigue, or playing for a whole song or roda de samba before getting tired and having to stop. It can also be much easier to play at faster tempos and to move the drum more with the left hand (for right handed pandeiristas).

On the other side, a heavier drum often has a larger, stronger shell and more durable hardware. This often makes the drum louder. Stronger drums, nylon heads, and double lugs can also support higher tunings.

All of the pandeiros from Virada Drums are individually handmade, so weights may slightly vary (+/- .3 oz.).

Dia.ModelWeight (oz.)
8″Contemporanea MPB Skin17
8″Zezinho Skin11.5
10″Gope 10″ Holographic Head23
10″Timbra Pandeiro23
10″Contemporanea Formica Double Lugs25.6
10″Contemporanea Formica Holographic26
10″Contemporanea Carlos Café27
10″Contemporanea Pro Leve18
10″Contemporanea Practice Pandeiro16.8
10″Contemporanea Formica Single Lug23.6
10″ Contemporanea Luthier Skin12.3
10″Dyorman Skin10.6
10”  Bira flat rim12.1
10”  PandeirAR flat rim12.1
10”  PandeirAR round rim12.4
10”  Pizzott skin14.1
10”  Zezinho skin15.2
10”  O Profissional flat rim brass15.5
10”  O Profissional flat rim steel15.7
10”  O Profissional round rim brass17
10”  Zezinho nylon19.4
10”  Pizzott nylon19.9
10″Gope Student Model16.8
10″Gope Skin with rivets18.5
10”  Gope round rim20.5
10″Gope Super Light16
10”  O Profissional Brazil head single lug22.3
10”  O Profissional holographic head single lug22.3
10”  O Profissional holographic head double lug23.8
10″O Profissional Single Ply Double lug23.8
11″Contemporanea Pro Leve21
11″Contemporanea Carlos Café29
11″Gope Super Light19.4
11″Timbra Nylon24.7
11”  Pizzott nylon23.7
11”  O Profissional skin20.1
11”  Zezinho nylon21.4
11”  Gope nylon23.9
11″O profissional Round rim steel21.2
12″Contemporanea Pro Leve24
12″Contemporanea Carlos Café34
12″Gope Super Light20
12″O Profissional Round rim steel23.8
12”  Zezinho nylon24.7
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