Wooden Tongue Drum

Once you get into bigger drums the full thickness 34 lumber will start to produce a better sound.

Wooden tongue drum. There are two ways to play - you can use rubber mallets or your fingertips. More wood combinations can be found in our e-shop. Its 12 beautifully designed tongues can be tuned tuned with our patent pending Magnetic tuning system.

What is a Tongue Drum. I give some tips from w. An idiophone is an instrument which vibrates throughout its body when hit to produce sound.

If you plan to just make a small drum you do not need 34 thick wood. From highest note C4 down to G1 so the range is quite high and allows you to use it as bass instrument or higher pitched. Traditionally made from a hollowed log -- the modern version is a wooden box with tongues cut into the top played with mallets.

There are two ways to play - you can use sticks with rubber ends or your fingertips. The tongue drum is of Aztec origin. Sundrum is a unique wooden tunable tongue drum created by Valter Kinbom.

Weve found that the tree creates the tone and have become masters at picking the tree. 5 out of 5 stars 76 76 reviews 29000 FREE shipping Only 1 available and its in 1 persons cart. What is a wooden tongue drum.

They look and sound great but would be difficult to assemble as a craft. Most tongue drum designs I found online use solid wood and flush joint construction. Vibrations cause unique and soothing wooden melody resembling marimba or xylophone.