Name: Bass Tongue Drum - Padouk Wood - A Minor 

Simple Description: This big bass drum with finely tuned tongues creates a strong vibration. It is designed especially for use by music therapists and is popular in kindergartens, schools and wellness and therapy centers

Quality: Hand Made in Germany

Tuning: 8 tones in A minor pentatonic scale: A`CDEGAcd.

Dimensions: 47 x 16 x 18 inches

Materials: Sounding panel made of Padouk wood, body is made of Pine.  Side grip holes make for easy moving around.

Includes:  2 mallets and a hygrometer

Sound Notes: 

Playing this drum helps one to learn or teach about rhythm, communication (with two or more people) or connecting with the body through tuning into the drum’s vibrations. 

You can turn the drum on its side and lie down on the surface.

Additional: The selected and air-dried Padouk wood from Nigeria comes from controlled and certified farming and harvesting. Certificate on request.

Our large XXL Tonguedrum can be played with mallets, with your hand and you can sit on the drum while it is played. Fun to do with two persons. The black rubber feet you do see in the picture allow you to flip the drum 90 degree and someone can lay on the drum while it is played. Fun! #feeltone #feeltoneusa #tonguedrum #drums #Drum #wooddrum #Wooddrums #NAMM

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This is what some of our client have to say about our drums.

"I am always eager to discover new and interesting slants on existing instrument ideas. The quality and endurance of this Tongue Drum makes it a great addition to my arsenal of instruments and sound colours, as well as being a fun source for children and the elderly to easily execute their curiosity".

Evelyn Glennie, Percussionist, Scotland

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The Sansula is a very special instrument.

Its unique resonance system and the outstanding workmanship makes it the perfect Kalimba, which through its floating and ell-like sound draws both the player and the listener into its world.

The Sasula's range of nine pitches is easy to comprehend, even for people with little musical experience. within a few minutes one gets into the flow, which awakens the drive to play and allows the player to surf on the safe of its own beautiful sound.

If one exhausts the tone combinations a particular tuning, you simply re-tune the Sansula.

With a new musical key, scale or range, a new musical key, scale or range, a new musical sound-cosmos opens up and the game begins a new.

This book covers a total of 14 different tunings for the Sansuls. Every tuning contains numerous musical possibilities.

The scope and Dynamic goes from dreamy slow, or bluesy-cool to powerful virtuosic. Genres from Folk , Singer/Songwriter to Celtic Pop and Bluegrass ar covered. 

In the 18 pieces presented in this book, the Sansula will not only be presented in tis role as accompanying instrument, but also where it functions as the lead melody.

In the audio section of this book, each piece is presented on the CD as a learn-version in a slow tempo, as well as a recording of a band version in the original tempo played solely by acoustic instruments.

Evert notated exercise is available as a MP3 file, on the MP3-CD as well as in the corresponding online-library. Numerous external video and audio examples, linked by QR codes, will give you a deeper insight into the presented material

The author:

Conny Sommer was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1963. He studied Musicology with an emphasis on Ethno-Musicology in Hamburg, and has lived in Leibzig since 2007. 

For nearly 30 years he has been a professional percussionist, and has played in many different musical formats. In the last few years his work as an educator has become fore of a mental focus. 

In addition to his artistic activities, Conny currently conducts workshop series for cajon, kalimba, elementary rhythmic, and mixes percussion. conny's interest in lamellophones pecan in the 1980 and depend during his studies in Hamburg. Since 1990 the kalimba has had a permanent place in Conny's live instrument set-up. His enthusiasm for the instrument can be heard on numerous CDs, on youtube and concert.

• The kalimba B5 is ideal for those who do not want to be without an instrument as it fits into your pocket. aka Pocket Kalimba
• Fitted with five stainless steel tines mounted on a solid American cherry block, produces a bright, clear F-minor triad
• The sound of the instrument can be amplified by laying it on or sticking it onto a tabletop, drum or any other surface.
• All the notes harmonize with each other - everyone can play
• add a fitted Kalimba Softbag to protect your Kalimba while on the road.

 Kalimba B5, our smallest model, is fitted with five tines mounted on a solid American black cherry wood block. This compact size is perfect for the person who wants an instrument handy at all times.

Playing produces a bright, clear F-minor triad, creating a beautiful, harmonious sound for beginners and advanced players alike. And you can amplify the sound by placing the Kalimba on a flat surface, like a table or on top of a drum.

Tines are (generally) tuned: Ab, C, F, F, C

Solid American black cherry wood corpus
Measurements: 4 x 2.8 x 1.2 inch

add a fitted Bag to protect your Kalimba

• Bag reinforced with fiberglass
• Fully padded on the inside
• Adjustable shoulder-strap
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• Lightweight and durable
• Protect your Kalimba perfectly

• The Kalimba B7 is the ‘sister’ of the B9 and is likewise a small and handy instrument
• More resonance and vibration due to the deeper tones of the seven pentatonic C tuned tines
• Solid resonance corpus of American Cherrywood, that transmit the vibrations strongly into the hands
• For this reason, the B7 is especially favored by Therapists
• add a fitted Kalimba Softbag to protect your Kalimba while on the road.

The Kalimba B7 is a small, handy instrument fitted with seven tines mounted on a solid American black cherry wood block.

The deep tones of the pentatonically tuned instrument emit vibrations that are felt particularly strongly in the hands. This is one reason the B7 is especially favored by music therapists. Always in harmony, it’s also an easy instrument for beginners to play.

The tuning of the Kalimba B7 is pentatonic C.

Tuning of tines is: E, G, D, E, C, A, A

You can amplify the sound by placing the Kalimba on a flat surface, like a table or on top of a drum.

Solid resonant body of American cherry wood.
Measurements: 4.8 x 3.6 x 1.6 inch

Add a Bag to protect your instrument:

• Bag reinforced with fiberglass
• Fully padded on the inside
• Adjustable shoulder-strap
• Protect your sensual perfectly
• Lightweight and durable
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