In making a shell, the first matter of importance is selecting the lumber. Hsiangjenho mostly uses the native wild machilus, which does not warp or bow during drying, smoking or when stretching the drumhead over it.
鼓身製作，首重木材的選擇，& # 21709 ; 仁和大多選用台灣大葉楠木，在長期乾燥、燻烤防蛀及強力繃鼓的過程中，不容易變形