Learning to make a Tongue Drum

I love this instrument. I have begun my journey into making tongue/slit drums and will continue to do so until I become very proficient at it. Stay TUNED for more.

[@bearshield7138]

nice job

[@capcitys4173]

Congrats your video has hit the KZbin algorithm and is being posted on the main page. Enjoy the views! Cool drum!

[@michaelmarchione3408]

That could also be a nice piece to just set out. I like the sounds it makes. Our son was a drummer. If he was still with us he would have me making one for him. Enjoyed, take care!

[@brucesturtevantwoodworking]

Nice job. You will find that you need to have about 2 1/4" of solid on each end so that the notes will have some sustain to them. Also, prior to glueing the top on, it is helpful to dato the end Of the tongue about 1/8" deep at the 2-1/4" mark from the end. This will give the note a richer tone and is a good starting point to start tuning from. Rather than drilling at the hinge side, use a chisel to lower the note. Remember you are trying to get the tongue to vibrate at a certain frequency. Think of it as a hinge. It needs to be even across the width of the tongue. Keep at it you are doing great.

[@brucesturtevantwoodworking]

Correction: dato at the closed end of the tongue.

[@SusanLoar]

Thanks for the extra tip. I'll have to give that a try.

[@kinkinsadikin5614]

Beautiful sound

[@SusanLoar]

Thank you.

[@JipjapD]

Nice! I cant find any plans or paterns :( Can you help me with a link to some sites which provide these?

[@SusanLoar]

Try Google search engine and ask for tongue drum patterns. You may have to scroll down a bit, but there are quite a few there to give a try. If you look on KZbin, there are a couple of people that also do tongue drums that have their patterns in the comments. Good luck.