Tongue drums are simple, wooden drums where hitting each tongue produces a different pitch somewhat like a marimba. I will be building a tongue drum, following these plans for sure. The ear, nose, and throat exam johns hopkins bloomberg. Much thanks to cheapbastid on the hang forum for coming up with the name hank drum i invented this instrument because of a love for the sound, music and idea of the hang drum created by two dedicated artists at panart company in bern, switzerland. See the sidebar, about tongue drums, page 6, to learn more about them, and go to tongue drum. I have just completed my last four drums for my grandchildren, so that will probably be it for tongue drums for awhile for me. Tongue drum plans sideboard woodworking plans, wooden. Our research and development team have concluded these designs have improved the tone and ring quality of our drums. How to make a slit drum t how to make a tongue drum with two wooden bowls how to make a tung drum how to make a tongue drum with two wooden bowls. Played with hands or mallets, the tongue drum emits a smooth bell tone. The hapi drum note layout makes it easy to jump into grooving rhythms. Sometimes referred to as a log drum, which is historically a very different instrument, this slit drum or tongue drum uses 34 inch boards all the way around. Building and tuning tongue drums, slit drums, xylodrums. As a result of this, steel tongue drums are becoming more and more popular because they are far less expensive is comparison.
Their basic construction is a long, hollow, rectangle box whose lid is perforated and cut into tongues. Woodstore make beautiful sounds by striking the slatted top of this sixnote, easytobuild instrument. We use the same sort of high quality hard stainless steel as we use for all guda models and the same method of gluing. Idiopan has made readable music to make learning steel tongue drum basics easy and simple. Hardwood music tongue drums at house of musical traditions. I stumbled across the youtube link of building tongue drums. Stream tracks and playlists from kaizen steel tongue drums on your desktop or mobile device.
Wood magazine woodworking project paper plan to build. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Woodworking balsa wood templates pdf free download. Making a wooden tongue drum is an easy weekend project that kids of all ages will enjoy. Part of what happens is the tongue hits the other tongue or side of head where the jig saw cut was angled. Oct 28, 2017 download or view free pdf of tongue drum plans. This is an instructable on making a steel tongue drum with your own shapes. Young and old alike will enjoy making beautiful sounds with your toneoffun tongue drum by striking the. The tongue drum plans were born out of a need to create an inexpensive, simple craft for a group of about a hundred children ages kindergarten through fifth grade. Values enclosed with brackets are in mm tongue drum not to scale sheet 1 of 6.
One has a box made from birds eye maple and a sound board made from padauk. Hapi drum steel tongue drum, official site for hapi drum. Homemade slit drum how to make a tongue drum acacia wood instruments how to clean and care for an african drum home. Padouk wood seems to work the best, but mahogany or rosewood may be substituted. Nov 12, 2006 matt, the tricky part is the jigsawing, which if the jig saw cuts tend to veer right of left below the surface of the drum head, you can get this effect. Thumbnail of first page of the sound of silence piano sheet music pdf by simon and garfunkel. We let the kids color and decorate their drums with felttipped markers. Its a versatile and exciting instrument that can be played with your hands and feet simultaneously, producing a wide variety of tones and.
The lunabell is the highest voice in the opus series with crisp bright high notes tunable in 2 different octaves and 432hz. Explore new musical horizons with a hapi steel tongue drum. Below are some of my customdesigned project plans for you to download in pdf format for free. Tongue drums is a round steel drum that can be tuned to a wide range of scales. The numbered tongues 18 are tuned to a blues scale and i, ii and. In the drum video lessons the virtual drummer plays online at the needed speed the drum sheet music that appears on the screen. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Nov 26, 20 i play a number of instruments and ive recently got into building guitars. Make beautiful sounds by striking the slatted top of this sixnote, easytobuild instrument. Ive been wanting to build a tongue drum for a while now, but i kept. Start with the drum parts 1from a thick hardwood free of knots, cracks, and checking, cut the top a to the size listed in the materials list. How to make a tongue drum or log or slit drum youtube. A beginners guide to playing steel tongue drums new theory. The cut edges of the tongues need sanding and that is a steady job. Another idiophone known to us all is the human voice, the oldest idiophone known today. In just a few hours and using only a few tools, you can build this modern version of an ancient instrument.
A steel tongue drum also known as hank drum or tank drum, is a round steel slit made from an empty propane tank. This model represents the point at which our drums move from largely single chord items to those possessing multiple chords, typically four, but sometimes five. I fell in love with the melodic tones via videos i saw on facebook then started researching different brands. I use strips of belt sander paper because it is tough and flexible. Steel tongue drum can also be made from new unused tank heads. The steel tongue drum basics learn how to play idiopan. I play a number of instruments and ive recently got into building guitars. Lay the balsa wood sheets on top of a magnanimous cardboard surgery cork sheet then place the template sheet over the balsa wood. I am not a musician, so i need to understand in woodworking terms. Beginning steel drum sheet music by othello molineaux. Apr 18, 2007 the plans came from steve roberts the drum sounds fantastic1 it vibrates the whole room with rich earthy tones. Tongue drum and mallets this drum has four distinct notes approx. To begin pretuning the drum i started with tongue number 8, the highest pitch on the instrument.
While this is definitely a beginners drum, it has beautiful, deep notes and can be played easily with the mallets. The ear, nose, and throat exam perform in a standardized systematic way that works for you do it the same way every time, this mitigates risk of missing a portion of the exam practice the exam to increase comfort with performance and familiarize self with variants of normal. The box of the drum can be made from almost any other wood ie. The sounds actually came out much louder and clearer in the recording than they do in person. The tongue drum also is of the lamellaphone family of instruments. Below are some of my custom designed project plans for you. Ive cut the tongues just enough to clear the curves with enough room to insert a hacksaw blade.
Listen to kaizen steel tongue drums soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create bend,or 14 tracks. Wood magazine woodworking project paper plan to build tone. Most people like the sounds produced by the larger tongue drums and recommend others to buy larger ones. Each tongue on my template is a different size to handle the general width to length ratio. Tongue drum templates from the carmichael workshop.
For those who wish to own a chorded drum but cant afford the large drum, bones is the entry level chorded drum. Traditionally made from a hollowed log the modern version is a wooden box with tongues cut into the top, played with mallets. Free drum sheet music pdf download learn to play drums. One final note about using the tongue drum plans for a kids craft. Printing patterns from internet browsers, such as mozilla firefox, may result in incorrect proportions. Its amazing what theyll come up with and gave the drums a uniquely personal finished look. Free drum sheet music pdf download learn to play drums online. Generally, the smaller steel tongue drums produce a different sound than that of the larger ones. Find great deals on ebay for tongue drum and tongue drum 12. A beginners guide to playing steel tongue drums new. To seek perfection custom tank drum will be seeking the alternate tongue design. During my research into tongue drums, i learned that most really nice sounding drums are made using exotic hardwoods. It takes a couple of hours to cut all the parts and jig saw the tongues.
A cajon is a south american drum made completely out of wood. All designs will carry our full customer satisfaction guarantee. Follow this link to get the template and read about my experience on building this tongue drum out of wenge and baltic birch plywood. An idiophone is an instrument whose whole body vibrates when played. As it is said, the larger the drum, the better it sounds. Wooden tongue drums made of hardwood, 6 notes, tuned to specific pitches, these play melodies and rhythmic patterns, minor scal. Cajon drums produce a professional percussion sound and are easy to build in a typical hobbyist woodworking shop. Tongue drum build and plans steve carmichael did a video back in the end of november where he was making tounge drums. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. It is played by slapping the front face with your hand and its perfect for unplugged. Childrensteel tongue drum is a musical sculpture that combines the essence of chinese thousand years of philosophy, religion, culture, art, music and national studies. Jul 12, 2017 though there are many songs that use pentatonic scales and the other various tunings that the idiopan can achieve, we have made readable music to make learning the basics on your idiopan easy with familiar traditional songs. Tone drums, also referred to as log drums are unique and mellow sounding percussion instruments. A cajon is a sixsided peruvian drum thats a popular diy instrument project.
Its based on some stuff i learned from bart hopkins book. Four more tongue drums i have just completed my last four drums for my grandchildren, so that will probably be it for tongue drums for awhile for me. You can saveprint that and use it as a starting template. If you download and use one of my plans, please consider using the contribute button below so i can continue to provide these woodworking templates and videos. Over the years, manufacturers have perfectly designed their drums with the beautiful aesthetic appearance and amazing sound quality. Welcome to wood magazine s member plans, where builders like you contribute to an evergrowing collection of woodworking, diy, and home howto plans. Experiment with different types of wood and sizes of drums, as well as different tongue patterns. Drum sheet music free download in this page you can find all the drum sheets corresponding to the online basic and advanced video drum lessons, available in pdf format. Start with the drum parts 1from a thick hardwood free of knots, cracks, and checking, cut the top a to. A steel tongue drum can be made from an empty often 20 lb propane tank. A steel tongue drum, tank drum or hank drum is a round steel slittongue drum originally fashioned from a propane cylinder. Dec 19, 20 tongue drum build and plans steve carmichael did a video back in the end of november where he was making tounge drums.
Listed below will be the readable music and video that corresponds to its specific drum size. How to make a drum learn how to make a drum called a bonker box with this tutorial regarding homemade musical instruments. The slit drum is a similar log drum of african origin. If you already have your idiopan or are looking in to purchasing one, you may ask yourself, what songs can i actually play on one of these. So meet freezbee compact tongue drum, made from the same materials as our senior models, but with price less than twice. Tongue drums aka log drums or slit drums are in the idiophone instrument family. Apr 29, 2004 sometimes referred to as a log drum, which is historically a very different instrument, this slit drum or tongue drum uses 34 inch boards all the way around. We recommend rightclicking the download link and selecting save link as from the menu to save the file to your computer instead, opening it with adobe reader, and printing it from there. Jan 9, 2015 tongue drum templates from the carmichael workshop.
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