Marc Damoulakis Series Tambourines

Marc Damoulakis has been a member of The Cleveland Orchestra since 2006 and principal percussionist there since 2013.

**January 8, 2026 - I’m awaiting more calf skin heads. (Kalfo). Once I have them I’ll put them up for sale. For now though, I do have them with beautiful goat skin heads in stock only, except for the bronze model. They are expected by the end of the month.

Below are the basic descriptions for each of the initial four models. All of the instruments have great response at all dynamics. There is no special “soft” model. They are all meant to used at all dynamics. The color is what changes the most from model to model.

36 jingles per instrument
Stacked layout
Steam bent solid ash shells.
Clear calf heads from Parchment & Vellum Works in Ireland (Kalfo)

GS/Bronze mix - 18 German Silver, 18 bronze. The workhorse of the line. It can cover a lot of repertoire in many different settings.

Brass - shortest sustain of the line. Very quick response. Middle of the pack for color. Not super bright and not dark.

German silver - very bright and crisp.

Bronze - dark and chunky. Old school sound but with better response and clarity.

Marc Damoulakis is the principal percussionist of the Cleveland Orchestra and holds the Margaret Allen Ireland Chair. He has been a member of The Cleveland Orchestra since August 2006. We worked on and designed these instruments back in 2020 when we had time to experiment and take our time. It was a great experience and we even had help from John Stoessel who made instruments for many great orchestras and percussionists over the years.