This makes them one of the most complex percussion instruments ever, from an engineering and metallurgical perspective. Tongue drum templates from the carmichael workshop. Explore new musical horizons with a hapi steel tongue drum. It took me quite a bit of research to find out how to calculate the relative length of the to. 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. Listed below will be the readable music and video that corresponds to its specific drum size. Our steel tongue drum are not only great for musicians but also as a tool for therapists, yoga and meditation techniques. 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. Follow this link to get the template and read about my experience on building this tongue drum out of wenge and baltic birch plywood. Building and tuning tongue drums, slit drums, xylodrums. I will be building a tongue drum, following these plans for sure.
Tone drums, also referred to as log drums are unique and mellow sounding percussion instruments. We use a scale arrangement where the lowest note in the middle is below the outer side notes. While this is definitely a beginners drum, it has beautiful, deep notes and can be played easily with the mallets. The tongue drum also is of the lamellaphone family of instruments. However, i was disappointed with the manual that came with it. Another idiophone known to us all is the human voice, the oldest idiophone known today. Downloadableonline woodworking plans tonesoffun tongue drum make beautiful sounds by striking the slitted top of this sixnote, easytobuild instrument. 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. Free trailer plans new car hauler trailer plans now available building your own trailer can be a challenging and rewarding project and whether you are building a trailer for a specific task in mind or for a general purpose trailer, there will be a design to suit your requirements. Tongue drums are simple, wooden drums where hitting each tongue produces a different pitch somewhat like a marimba. Toneoffun tongue drum woodworking plan small woodworking projects, woodworking. And while not complete at time of writing, this guide will certainly be of interest, to anybody seeking to make their own handpan from scratch.
Experiment with different types of wood and sizes of drums, as well as different tongue patterns. Hugs, from alize in idaho, who yearns for a dual tone idiopan. Wooden tongue drums made of hardwood, 6 notes, tuned to specific pitches, these play melodies and rhythmic patterns, minor scal. Toneoffun tongue drum woodworking plan wood magazine.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Our hapi steel tongue drums are ideal for jamming and playing percussive beats. In february 2007 dennis havlena, inspired by the physical properties of the tambiro and the tone layout of the hang, created a steel tongue drum with a circular cross pattern layout and from an empty 20pound propane tank. Notas drum notes, hurdy gurdy, steel drum, wood and metal, drums. This drum was designed to harness some of the attributes of handpans into a steel tongue drum instrument. As a result of this, steel tongue drums are becoming more and more popular because they are far less expensive is comparison. The cut edges of the tongues need sanding and that is a steady job. An idiophone is an instrument whose whole body vibrates when played. 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. May 24, 2017 how to make and tune a tongue drum wood u make it.
There are a lot of manual work involved with many different sets of tools. Drum size is 8 inches in diameter and 5 inches in height and weighs only a little over 3 pounds. The lunabell is the highest voice in the opus series with crisp bright high notes tunable in 2 different octaves and 432hz. Rockcreek builds four different steel tongue drums. I just completed the latest project from the bushwood shop. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. One final note about using the tongue drum plans for a kids craft. The steel tongue drum basics learn how to play idiopan. Although its origins date back to ancient times, the tongue drum has come back with a vengeance in the last few years, in particular thanks to the emergence of diy. My son enjoys it a lot, and i made an identical one for my friend woody. I am not a musician, so i need to understand in woodworking terms. Guda drum the best steel tongue drum on the market and more affordable alternative to pan drum or handpan drums.
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. This is an instructable on making a steel tongue drum with your own shapes. The hank drum collective is dedicated to furthering the development of. A steel tongue drum, tank drum or hank drum is a round steel slittongue drum originally. 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. 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. As a newlydeveloped musical instruments, steel tongue drums do not require complicated musical theory knowledge or any rudiments of music. The idea was to create an actual hybrid between the african tongue drum and the caribbean steel pan an instrument that has one or two partials tuned inside each note. Drum guide beat root tongue drum how to build a hank drum how to build a hank drum. Woodworking patterns toneoffun tongue drum woodworking plan from wood magazine learning woodworking toneoffun tongue drum woodworking plan from wood issue october 2006 make beautiful sounds by striking the slatted top of this sixnote, easytobuild instrument. Sep 9, 2016 tongue drum templates from the carmichael workshop. Oct 28, 2017 download or view free pdf of tongue drum plans. Dennis is an awesome guy he had a good idea and instead of starting a company, he started a movement. Buy 12 inch note steel tongue drum percussion instrument lotus hand pan drum with drum mallets carry bag.
Check out our resources for adapting to these times. This tutorial covers how to construct a hank drum, an instrument invented by dennis havlena that imitates the extremely expensive and difficult to obtain hang. Our steel tongue drums are made in the beautiful tamar valley, on the borders of devon and cornwall, uk. A new innovative tongue drum shape with a great sound. I plan to design more of steel tongue drums in the future. The following was one of the earliest documented attempts guides to making a hang drum style instrument online. Browse the plans here or create your own member plan to share with the community.
Padouk wood seems to work the best, but mahogany or rosewood may be substituted. How to make a tongue drum or log or slit drum youtube. Nov 26, 20 i play a number of instruments and ive recently got into building guitars. I stumbled across the youtube link of building tongue drums. Making a wooden tongue drum is an easy weekend project that kids of all ages will enjoy. Tongue drum build and plans steve carmichael did a video back in the end of november where he was making tounge drums. Nov 24, 20 making a wooden tongue drum is an easy weekend project that kids of all ages will enjoy. See the sidebar, about tongue drums, page 6, to learn more about them, and go to to hear what one sounds like and see video clips. 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. The tongue drum steel is compact, making it the perfect instrument to travel with, whether to a drum circle, gig or practice with friends. I use strips of belt sander paper because it is tough and flexible.
About tongue drums, page 6, to learn more about them, and go to tongue drum. Tongue drum plans sideboard woodworking plans, wooden toys. Jan 9, 2015 tongue drum templates from the carmichael workshop. The hapi drum note layout makes it easy to jump into grooving rhythms. First of all i need to give credit where credit is due. Make beautiful sounds by striking the slatted top of this sixnote, easyto. 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. A steel tongue drum, or tank drum is a round steel slit tongue drum originally fashioned from a propane tank. A steel tongue drum, or tank drum is a round steel slittongue drum originally. Welcome to wood magazine s member plans, where builders like you contribute to an evergrowing collection of woodworking, diy, and home howto plans. The steel tongue drum also known as the tank drum and hank drum sounds quite similar to the hang. How to play the hang drum handpan lesson zero learn. Idiopan has made readable music to make learning steel tongue drum basics easy and simple. During my research into tongue drums, i learned that most really nice sounding drums are made using exotic hardwoods.
I fell in love with the melodic tones via videos i saw on facebook then started researching different brands. Hapi drum steel tongue drum, official site for hapi drum. The original hank drum is the creation of dennis havlena. He does a great job on the video and even shares a link for free plans for making your own. A steel tongue drum, or tank drum is a round steel slittongue drum originally fashioned from a propane tank. The steel tongue drum had several predecessors, most notably the whale drum by jim doble and the tambiro by felle vega. The following year koren teamed up with asaf lebovich to build the eclipse drum soon to be the first fine tuned tongue drum. For our tongue drum we just want to heat it enough to bring it to a uniform hardness again. These are three sizes, with the sounding boards being the same size. Tongue drums aka log drums or slit drums are in the idiophone instrument family. Discover our favorite ecofriendly and socially responsible products and shop them in one click.
Values enclosed with brackets are in mm tongue drum not to scale sheet 1 of 6. Nov 12, 2006 i just completed the latest project from the bushwood shop. Its amazing what theyll come up with and gave the drums a uniquely personal finished look. I play a number of instruments and ive recently got into building guitars. It takes a couple of hours to cut all the parts and jig saw the tongues. Cajon drums produce a professional percussion sound and are easy to build in a typical hobbyist woodworking shop. The note layouts are based on those from our steel drum ensemble, and different members of the steel tongue drum family of instruments have different pitch ranges and are used to play melodies, chord progressions and bass lines. Anyone who wants an easy to play intuitive instrument can learn to play one.
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