being too difficult to transport on stage. The lengths which are available to present day are the following: 600, 536, 472, 443, 390, 343, 301, 280 (mm). The only difference with the original model is the lug design and the batter skin is still clear but without the black dot. The different lengths of the cylinders give each drum its distinct tone. The term octoban has since become a generic trademark used to refer to such sets of smaller diameter tube drums. Other makers 6" diameter: Pearl Drum Workshop Rata Tom. ddrum Deccabon. Other diameters: Meinl Percussion Attack Timbales, 8" diameter. Octoban drum shells from other manufacturers are of varying lengths, and made from materials like fiberglass, acrylic, aluminum, and wood. Some people build their own octobans out of PVC or similar commercial tubing. Notable octoban users References External links Building Tube Toms Roger Taylor playing his vintage Octobans in studio 2010 Stewart Copeland playing Octobans Tama Octoban Drum Solo Drums Drum kit components Pitched percussion instruments Unpitched percussion instruments 20th-century percussion instruments Directly struck membranophones