How to make a Tank Drum

[@jaredrobinson4558]

Best tutorial out there!

[@stevenfeil7079]

Close. There area couple of times he says he would do something different and then left us hanging.

[@tag_azza67]

jared robinson I

[@gamesux420]

Guess it'd be pretty useful if you actually had all the tools and a workshop like he has. I definetly dont have the money to buy empty gas tanks and anglegrinders and whatnot, and i definetly cant do that one in my apartment :(

[@chrisvickery445]

Great tutorial but what notes did you tune each tongue to? Great sound.

[@josiahtheblacksmith467]

@@gamesux420 angle grinders aren't very expensive a very basic welder is a bit more expensive but you can have something welded at a metal shop locally for a decent price, but apartment isn't really recommended. Maybe you can find one at a decent price online or have a friend with a workshop, or a maker space somewhere close by

[@makairawaugh326]

Safe cylinder use: Get your drum from a business that refills them, and ask for their expired drums. These should have the valves taken off already, and they'll give them to you for free. The key step before you begin the process in the video is to fill the cylinder up with water and let it sit for two weeks before you begin making your drum. This will get rid of any remaining gas in the metal, and also the gas smell. Personally I use a hacksaw blade for the finetuning. Happy making!

[@spacejamgoliath]

Yea they'll just give you those expensive recyclable containers for free

[@beefcakes0623]

@@spacejamgoliath the sometimes reach a certain point where it's not worth the cost to melt them down or reuse them it just becomes scrap

[@glennlopez6772]

Good sense! Thanks!

[@darkfox2401]

@@beefcakes0623 they make money off of the scrap xD

[@danielbuhr4260]

@@gary7708 I'm in Illinois and the trade in value is like 15-30 bucks so even if they aren't "giving them away" the certainly aren't gonna break the bank

[@ronnetteharvey2002]

When you hit the first note after you finished the construction, I felt such elation. Such a beautiful instrument with a truly hypnotic sound. Good job.

[@OrionFyre]

30 people disliked after cutting into a pressurized gas canister...

[@darkfox2401]

xD

[@teekotrain6845]

Lol

[@chrisnurse6430]

Are they able to tell us about the tone and resonance of their drums 🙄

[@gobletdrumledsystem3596]

There are many more since returning from hospital.

[@nunyabisnass1141]

No they didnt.

[@christopherevois5981]

A true man. He knows how to craft, to teach and how to play. Good job sir.

[@siguy715]

"Now all that's left is to figure out how to play it" *is instantly good at playing it

[@gauthier8822]

thats what i was thinking too haha

[@sebastiantorres5363]

Hahajahahahaha

[@shitmultiverse1404]

It's really really easy to play, you can't fuck up melodically, and if you have some basics in percussions, It's a piece of cake. I think It's more impressive the fact that the drum itself sounds actually good

[@MrEmiosk]

First time I sat at a piano it took me 20min to figure out the tone and work up a decent sounding melody just by randomly hitting keys and repeating those that sounded nice until I had something that could've been a song or written piece of music. It ain't hard and to note I was ten years old when I did that. I also figured out chords without any outside help or teacher, though It wasn't until much much later that it was chords I did.

[@Mefgar]

An entire childhood in Ireland being forced to learn to play the Bodhran will do that to you

[@NuclearFall404]

Hearing you play it at the end made me want to become a street performer with one of these!

[@naderfawzy5958]

actually one of the best of the best videos on KZbin the entire process of thinking, configuring, building, finishing and playing music is very brilliant.

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Too kind :)

[@1212zeek1212]

Seriously. I hope people realize how truly astonishing this is. To show the whole process, including performing with it at the end, is absolutely amazing. Most Craftsman would have done a much "rougher" job. This man really shows time, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail. A true artist, through and through. Most craftsman I've seen don't put this much soul into their work.

[@jchampagne2]

"Then I have to figure out how to play it..." ... sits down plays beautifully. Great tutorial!

[@GreenredProductions]

After watching this I decided just to go to the store and buy one :D So many things can go wrong during this process

[@liemduong4356]

you are definitely right man

[@zarsplaylist1337]

Does walmart have these? Or any other healing instruments??

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

@@zarsplaylist1337 I just bought one at our local music store for a little over $300 can. It's tuned in A pentatonic and sounds great. Hopefully you will find one for you, We need more of these genius craftsmen to make them. 🎡✨

[@sillyjellyfish2421]

I found mine on a local bazar site and it cost me 150€. 11tones simple D dur scale. I love it but i'm thinking about getting another one, possibly is some more exotic scale.

[@MrBilld75]

There is an easier/safer way if you want to do a DIY like his. You get an 11lb flat style propane tank, new and unfilled. A company called Manchester makes them and they are available on Amazon, but when I bought mine I got it at Canadian Tire here in Canada, or Ace Hardware in the U.S. carried them as well. There's still plenty of work involved, but like half of this work easily and no risk and no welding.

[@joshuajones6113]

Great video and seriously impressive result. Thank you! For anyone trying this out....please don't cut TOWARDS your leg with a jigsaw!!! You literally had me on the edge of my seat watching those parts!

[@HeathKnuckles_Tasty_Timber]

That was fantastic! It creates such a beautiful sound. Good stuff!

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Thanks Heath

[@Drummer1000George]

I really wanted to buy one of these a while ago and couldn't believe how much they costed. Yours sounded great! I would love to do it myself if I had a workshop and knew how to weld etc.etc. Nice work man. You interested in taking an order by any chance? =)

[@johnlbales2773]

Frontierless Craftsman Possibly the coolest thing I've seen anyone make in a long long time!

[@MrBilld75]

@@Drummer1000George You can do it George! No welding and all you need is a rotary tool (like a Dremel) and a jigsaw with HSS blades (high speed steel). I explain how I did it (including how I cut notes and their measurements in the description) in a video on my channel. Just $50 or so bucks on an 11lb propane tank (perfect lap size) and some elbow grease and you can have one for under $100. I also did it with no workshop.

[@daveyjoweaver5183]

Hey FC, I bought a drum made professionally for $300. I am also a craftsman and did realize the work involved. My pro model was tuned to the pentonic scale and had been lazer cut. I love the way you did it and now I will have to make one as well. Your is about twice the height as mine and I like this taller drum. And of course I will fill the tank with water, empty and then soapy water. Thanks Kindly for sharing your crafting this drum. Made with Spirit, always the best. I believe you are one of those people who says, if it can be fixed or done I shall do it. Cool! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Many thanks mate! enjoy your build and stay safe!

[@1212zeek1212]

Talk about a true Craftsman. Holy shit. This guy is absolutely amazing. He even learns to play it at the end!

[@Scaleo84]

It sounds so much better to my ears when when you simply play it with your fingers... WOW job well done Sir, great tutorial

[@morphman86]

I've noticed with these kind of drums that you get a really cool sound with some of them if you fill up a bit of water, about a third of the way up. It gives a deeper sound with a bit of a "twomp".

[@reyoung]

wow, this guy can not only diy, even can play the drum. genius

[@bbattaglia885]

I'd love to know the person who disliked this video. I can't understand why something like this would be disliked rather than just turned off in the case of dissatisfaction. Excellent video, that sound is incredible.

[@BlackBeardProjects]

That sound is amazing

[@BlackBeardProjects]

Now I want one :(

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Thanks man, get making!

[@MissionSilo]

​@@FrontierlessCraftsmancan't hear pitch 😢

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

@@MissionSilo Please elaborate?

[@MissionSilo]

@@FrontierlessCraftsman I'm not a human tuner yet.

[@green5270]

That thing sounds a million times better than I thought it would. You did a great job with the tuning.

[@Cactusworkshopchannel]

man!! this is fantastic!! sounds great and you showed a lot of interesting processes! cheers!!

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Fancy getting a band together?

[@Cactusworkshopchannel]

hahaha sure!!

[@DaStrikey]

Had to come back to this video. It's just so...mesmerising. Recycling into something truly beautiful and spiritually healing.

[@trublgrl]

What an impressive build! I admire your confidence in trying, and salute you for succeeding. To me this type of drum is just magic, but you broke it down and analyzed what was really going on and your prototype is a fantastic success! Kudos!

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

:)

[@jayzer59]

We have this in the Philippines but instead of all in one pan, each tones are on a separate small pan. It was made and used by a different a different indigenous tribes in many parts or islands in the Philippines.

[@inayat21189]

My friend this is just some of the best work I have seen in my life.

[@VIDEOEPPO]

I finally made a " Tank Drum " using deep frying pans. Once I made it, the feeling is indescribable... Your video served as a guide and I have taken the liberty to mention it in the video I made. As a gesture of thanks, I have included the links of your video in the description. I will be my pleasure if you could watch what I have done, and give me your opinion.

[@lorisiccia5914]

Ooh i wonder if two woks would work.. i wish i knew how to weld

[@manthonychavez]

Even filling a tank with water twice, it can still have propane in the "pores" and explode. Supposedly, there is a special measuring device that determines what gas IF any there is in the tank. I don't really know. As you wrote above, DON'T ATTEMPT TO CUT INTO A GAS CYLINDER, etc. You almost mention this but seem to imply that filling with water makes it safe. Safer, but not 100% safe. Awesome video btw!

[@T3hub3r1337]

If it explodes with water in it, its gonna be far worse than if you never filled it, Water and contained pressure do not mix well and you get the water hammer effect.

[@fadedprodigy8620]

wow, as soon as he used his hands to play this beautiful creation, I was actually head bopping and feeling the groove. well done good ol chap.

[@GaianWarrior]

your living lengend, hail the music makers hahaha, i went on a irish drum making coarse a few weeks back, really enjoyed it, just picked up a few canisters, with this exact idea.. great job

[@morganolfursson2560]

This is the most crystal clear sound and perfect tune i have ever heard on a tank drum . It is phenomenal . Are you a musician ?

[@VijayShankarB7]

This is the perfect example of a DIY. Lots of trials and errors lead to satisfaction. I bet you would've taken note of the improvement points but totally forgot all the mistakes and pain while playing the drum. It sounds awesome in the end. That's all that matters. Kudos.

[@AntonelloDeAngelis-diy]

oh man, this is incredible!!! 0.0

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Thanks

[@auxchar]

Tanks

[@phaucks5605]

auxiliary-character World of Tanks 👌

[@147TheSniper]

Frontierless Craftsman Nice one lad, I think your video is best out there. I'm about to build one, I just wanted to ask you what scale did you tune the tank drum. I have no clue about scales but was thinking going with the pentatonic C scale for my first build. Any suggestions?

[@mscross201]

I was already loving the notes with the mallets but when you started playing with your hands, that was even more beautiful! Great job!

[@WoodByWright]

Crazy sweet. this is going into my shout out list!.

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Thanks James glad you like it !

[@simonsteindl8781]

Wow. The resonance of the drum sounds nice, harmonious even. Don’t know what happened. Best sounding drum in the world... 😁

[@MichaelLawing]

Super cool! The sound reminds me of a waterphone

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Thanks for watching

[@barblessable]

After the noise of hammering ,power tools etc ,to create an instrument that makes such a soothing sound , thanks.

[@Ryanhelpmeunderstand]

Okay this is actually really amazing and impressive. I’ll take 3 of them.

[@elliottj4746]

All videos should be made at this speed to the point and quick great sound .

[@curtainpoles3120]

I SELL PROPANE AND PROPANE ACCESSORIES

[@dekashinnardpleases2442]

Curtain Poles dad?

[@vinnieangelo2888]

butane is the bastard gas

[@Samuel-kq4ip]

OKAY

[@b1ff]

NEAT

[@PandaTamer97]

hank?

[@pauldrowns7270]

Sounds like you figured it all out...fabricating, tuning, playing. Fantastic job!

[@HoffmanEngineering]

Got chills when you first played it. Nicely done! Seems like I have a new project on my project list.

[@alextrepanier4705]

Hoffman Engineering yep me too..i was buying a rav but now i see this i can do it myself?..i should try it.

[@daveprice5911]

Love the kerbal pfp

[@RogerRFontaine]

that was a lot of work. I can see why a hang would sell for a few thousand dollars. It's quite a lot of craftsmanship. The maker is also a creative musician. it takes a lot of manual dexterity to hit the right notes and lots of practice. bravo for your tenacity.

[@TheBhaalgorn]

the first time you stuck a note i was impressed. the bits you played at the end were even more impressive. well done! such a nice clean tone for a propane tank lol

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Cheers

[@jonathanbelling5660]

Watching him work, it's amazing he still has all his fingers. ...

[@TheDanhara]

wow one of the nicest sounds of those...I heard many...! great work!

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Thanking you :)

[@Charles.uk69]

Hai fatto un opera d’arte…. Sei bravissimo, super intelligente e questo drum é stupendo, non ho parole per poterti descrivere… Grazie per aver condiviso la tua arte…

[@Rivergirl2878]

I'm just a Claire, looking for a craftsman.

[@aboz8649]

RiverGirl I too am a Claire

[@spacejamgoliath]

I may be a craftsman

[@steelavocado1]

spacejamgoliath lol same

[@ericleonard2863]

I am a craftsman. Of lego..

[@rnkim2564]

Me too, a Claire looking for a craftsman to garden with

[@LundInc]

Wow. What a wealth of knowledge, capability, determination and talent! You're amazing! Great work!

[@djmikeylove]

my Claire is busted. now all she knows is random 70s and 80s music trivia.

[@rolanddeschain6617]

Careful with your Claires! They don't come cheap

[@swinelube9579]

This man can build anything he puts his mind to do!!! Sounds great!!! Incredible job U Craftsman!!

[@terrysilver5886]

10:01 sounds just the opening to "Everything in it's right place" by Radiohead. It would sound so wicked on that. Great job

[@rileyyoung4762]

I know right! I thought the same thing, too bad you couldn't play the full song on it because you wouldn't have all the notes.

[@koconnor]

I've just watched all your videos, finishing with this one. I enjoyed all of them. They were a pleasure to watch. I'm now disappointed to see you haven't put up a video for over two years. I hope all is well with you and hope you find the time to start posting videos again sometime soon. All the best.

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Thanks Kevin! I will be posting again soon, hopefully. Situations changed and I had to put my focus in other directions but I've a bunch of projects recorded and ready for editing editing just need to get the time.

[@koconnor]

@@FrontierlessCraftsman Thanks for responding. It's good to know that you'll be back when the time's right for you.

[@That0n3GuyKnows]

this is a beautiful percussion instrument

[@paranormalsoulcircle3176]

I bought a handmade drum like this one off of ebay made from a guy in Montreal and I paid about almost $500 Canadian for mine. It was a Sobriety gift to my self

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Beautiful work man!

[@bjornustvliennk8090]

Nice seeing you here.

[@pikuhana]

yea that drum sound is really gorgeous

[@lman1397]

I love the sound of that drum and the fact that it was made out of a old propane tank is so much cooler than the ones that I keep getting ads for here on KZbin

[@Feedthebeastfit]

Anyone else get chills listening to it at the end? Crazy!

[@andreashotzel172]

Everything is vibrating here now. :-D

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

:)

[@oznog123]

And now we know why they are so expensive. Time, effort and skill.. Thanks for posting.. :-)

[@oranwalsh9825]

not too expensive! you can get ones with nice artwork for 300. check out www.goya.ie

[@IceDragon978]

Damn, that thing makes some chill ass music. I'm pleasantly surprised.

[@Owlet..]

You are amazing! If only I had 1% of your determination and patience... God I'll turn my life around.

[@robevans8555]

Amazing! what a great sound

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Glad you like it, it is sweet.

[@kalleklp7291]

Sounds like a hand pan. :) You've done a great job there. A word of caution! IF you want to cut into an empty LPG tank or the like fill it with water and let it stay over night. A lot of people seem to think if it's empty and the valve is pulled nothing can go wrong. This ain't so because some gas is heavier than air and will puddle at the bottom of the tank. Cutting into it mixes the gas with air and the rest goes without saying...BOOM. I used some of these things to build small forges, grills, etc. and they are really nice to have at hand. However, I've yet to make something you did out of them. :)

[@SkechArt]

OMG this is F*cking most AWESOME instrument that i find it on KZbin! GREAT JOB dude!!!!

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Thanks man

[@American716]

Wow...how can you even thought of making one by yourself? Genius! Respect~👍it sound beautiful.

[@mcraft1]

You are great sir👍👍👌👌💐💐

[@bveracka]

Very nicely done! I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it before, but during the tuning process (especially for fine-tuning), instead of cutting away at each tongue, you could use a sander to take small amounts of material off of the tongue's surface. In this way, you'll be able to do some very fine tuning, and without making the gaps between the tongue and the body bigger. Additionally, taking material off of the face of the base of the tongue will make the note lower, and conversely, material off the top edge will increase pitch. Incidentally, this is very similar to how harmonica and accordion reeds are tuned. Anyway, regardless of your methods, you came up with a beautiful home made instrument!

[@damly5560]

You are a genius, it is incredible what we can do with our hands and our head;), bravo, the sound is perfect; =)

[@Angel-yl1ck]

Amazing. Thanks for making and posting. I don't think a lot of folks know how labor intensive making one is.

[@MISSFAB1996]

I’m five minutes in and I’m just trying to accept the fact he is doing everything without gloves GLOVES MY MY MAN - use GLOVES

[@danielcinerari1361]

Its advised in the metal industry not to wear gloves when grinding. You don't want a loose glove getting snagged

[@Replier]

Lol! my shamisen teacher is on the left in the video. :) Hisao Suginaka. He is playing a minyou shamisen with a tsugaru style and toning. The Bachi (plectrum hes using) he later gave me I still have it

[@iamaioshi]

Excellent vid

[@erdingtonsfinest937]

Perfect blend of engineering and musicianship! This is absolutely brilliant, bravo Sir!

[@oscarzt1652]

steel ocarina? kind of.... i like it

[@PikaPetey]

cool proceedure

[@kaiartikkas]

do we have the same recommendations or something, i swear i watched this 6 months ago.

[@deertwink]

wow i didint think i would find you in this section of youtbe

[@patrickkamm04]

Why you lookin at these vids lol?

[@kean3258]

Pikapetey Animations I see you everywhere.

[@averagebars8867]

What the heck are you doing here

[@noredo]

Nem tenho palavras para expressar tamanha emoção em vê-lo produzindo tão belo instrumento com um timbre mágico e envolvente! Você está de parabéns e obrigado pelo tutorial!

[@grantsaysyes]

Johnny, how much (if you would do it at all) would you charge to make one of these as a commission? I noticed you had more than just a single butane tank in the garden! ;) Really cool video by the way!!

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

Thanks man. I'm getting more and more requests so I'll be making more for sure. They'll be coming in around the €300 mark feel free to drop me an email I'll keep you posted on when there done if your interested.

[@no0bbbb]

Frontierless Craftsman what's you're email? I couldn't imagine you wanting to make a ton of these for people ,but I can't help but ask...

[@Keyakina]

Thats not expansive! Some hangdrums costs a thousand!

[@davidpucio1647]

you would need to weld 2 woks together, but it should work as long as you don't get junk metal

[@JoggamanWOT]

Frontierless Craftsman Can you make me one as well?

[@MusicalMarzy]

You see all this process and you're link, oh noooo so tiring!But when you listen to the sound :O so worth it!

[@cyrusideas]

Awesome !

[@ericbrooking]

Awesome, DIY, everyone who’s interested should build something, anything. Make stuff people!

[@ROOKTABULA]

"...a bit smooder... " 😁 Nice job. How long didja practice till your playing was that fluid and smood? I just got a little Hapi.

[@FBIMOUS377]

I played a steel drum at Guitar center for like 5 minutes, and it was the coolest thing ever, I wouldn't say it's easy to play. Like I can't just whip out a cover of a song on it, but it was extremely inviting and easy to create your own special music!

[@dongerramarco9617]

garage genius

[@jjambrose2493]

That sounds so much more beautiful than I was anticipating

[@nicoelgreeko]

"I'll tell you huwhat, this sounds great!"

[@alyjiyu]

I'm blown away how you made this one *sing!* Lovely tonalities!

[@tmstheminecraftsurviver8141]

Hey man! I really like it, do you have a price for it? If Not, you stil made my day!

[@thedude7726]

TMS / TheMinecraftSurviver a real hung drum cost around 10,000$ us. you might be able to buy one of these for 1,500 -2,000$ us if someone would make you one.

[@satibel]

30$, and a weekend :p

[@SilvaDreams]

+the due Lol well if you are stupid enough to pay that more power to you, but I've always known these as scrapyard drums, for obvious reasons... They are made from metal drums. Course I think my great grandfather called them a junkyard harp too.

[@davidpucio1647]

gotta start making them, their selling on ebay for $600

[@FrontierlessCraftsman]

I'll be making some over the next few months keep an eye on my facebook page they will be offered up for sale on there. they will be around the €300 mark Thanks

[@bertamorgan7399]

NICE!! you are indeed fearless to attack a gas cylinder! Amazing job at getting a lovely tone... WELL DONE!

[@Kozzer]

Love that sound! Just a tip on working with propane or butanegastanks. Fill them up with water to remove any gas before cutting or welding.

[@2tigratigra]

It is a pleasure to look on man with golden hands!

[@robertemerick6798]

If you fill the tank up with water will push all gases out. Great video excellent workmanship.

[@TheLeahLife]

Yeah, i'm never doing that, but i'm really glad YOU did. The sound you got outta that is AMAZING. Beautiful. Love it.

[@kaybeane7196]

I would love one. Totally amazing. Cuts down on waste as well.

[@daemoni77]

Increible y bello trabajo! Saludos desde Argentina. Greetings from Argentina!

[@buggsy5]

You mentioned being able to correct a tone that is too low by bending the tongue up/down a bit a few times - this is work hardening which makes the bend area a bit harder. It is also possible to simply hammer on the inside of the tongue a bit while the outside is on a fairly flat hard surface. In that way, you can harden the whole tongue a bit. You can tune it to a pentatonic scale. Much of the music of the world is pentatonic.

[@David-hm9ic]

Love your drum! Yeah, commenting on a 3-1/2 year old video. The resonance is impressive and the minor key is nice. Wish my steel drum rang as nicely as your tank drum and it was professionally built in Trinidad. One tip on the grinding: You can get a rubber backer for sanding discs for the angle grinder and any grit of discs you desire. They flex a little and don't dig in like a hard disc does and are much nicer for artisan use than the hard discs.

[@nicoxstyle]

wooow, that sound is hauntingly beautiful. great work.

[@CamberHill]

got turned onto this instrument today. Wow, there's so much you put into this video. Great job mister.

[@Fullofpies]

I wish I could do stuff like this, me and power tools don't mix, I engage in any kind of diy I get injured! Sounds marvellous.

[@snastengridge1617]

You sure got it tuned nicely after all the work of making it!