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Good manufacturing, but could be improved
When looking for cheap hand drum, this immediately came to my attention. I ordered this producs because I'm an amateur musician and have a hoarding problem with instruments. This seemed to be price/performance for my collection.
Overall the buil quality is good, but it's smaller than I originally expected. The main problem with this Tongue Drum is that not all the "tongues" are correctly tuned, it might be a problem if you have a good ear.
Otherwise a great instrument, if you wnat to play some tunes ocaisonally and you are not bothered with the sound quality.
Recommend if you're a hobbyist, but skip if you need more quality.
Overall the buil quality is good, but it's smaller than I originally expected. The main problem with this Tongue Drum is that not all the "tongues" are correctly tuned, it might be a problem if you have a good ear.
Otherwise a great instrument, if you wnat to play some tunes ocaisonally and you are not bothered with the sound quality.
Recommend if you're a hobbyist, but skip if you need more quality.
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Defective but no time to return it
The highest sounding tongue was muted from the factory. It was a short-notice gift for a friend and I had no time to return it. Tried to fix the silent tongue with a file but it didn't work.
The drum is fun to play, the sound is a bit muddy but quite soothing anyway. I have been told that more modern designs with cuts inside the tongues have better intonation and clearer sounds.
As with many drums, other notes will resonate when it is hit. If you're just playing quietly I recommend holding the drum in your other hand and muting the other tongues (or at least the shell) to prevent this.
The accessories are cheap but fine. The finger picks worked great for me but were too large for my friend's small hands. The mallet holder is useless, couldn't even tell what it was at first.
The paint doesn't look as nice in person, it's quite textured and a little duller to look at, more like an orange-yellow than gold.
As my first pentatonic instrument I found it very fun and relaxing. There are no wrong notes, nothing out of key - so you are free to explore different rhythms with ease. Effortless to play.
The drum is fun to play, the sound is a bit muddy but quite soothing anyway. I have been told that more modern designs with cuts inside the tongues have better intonation and clearer sounds.
As with many drums, other notes will resonate when it is hit. If you're just playing quietly I recommend holding the drum in your other hand and muting the other tongues (or at least the shell) to prevent this.
The accessories are cheap but fine. The finger picks worked great for me but were too large for my friend's small hands. The mallet holder is useless, couldn't even tell what it was at first.
The paint doesn't look as nice in person, it's quite textured and a little duller to look at, more like an orange-yellow than gold.
As my first pentatonic instrument I found it very fun and relaxing. There are no wrong notes, nothing out of key - so you are free to explore different rhythms with ease. Effortless to play.
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