By: A Drum Maker Who Smells Faintly of Oak and Whisky You can’t find one-piece logs anymore — not the kind that Taiko builders in Japan used to hollow out by hand with the patience of monks and the stamina of lumberjacks.So, here in Colorado, I improvise. I work with what’s available: old wine barrels, retired whisky casks, and raw wood staves that have lived a full life before becoming something new.In a way, each Taiko starts with a story — one that might include years of aging merlot, or a...