Best Tongue Drums on Amazon ($100-$200 Range) Review and Comparison

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摘要

TLDRIn this video, the host compares three high-quality steel tongue drums from the Huluru Drum Company available on Amazon. He describes the C major 14-note drum, the D major 15-tone drum, and a unique D minor double tongue drum. The video highlights the differences in sound quality, design, and playing experience, providing sound demonstrations for each drum. The host emphasizes the intended uses for each drum type, recommending specific drums based on user needs, whether for meditation, improvisation, or song playing.

心得

  • 🔔 Comparison of high-quality steel tongue drums
  • 🎵 Features of C major 14-note drum
  • 🔊 D major 15-tone drum offers fuller sound
  • 🎼 Unique D minor double tongue drum
  • 💡 Choosing the right drum for your needs
  • 🛒 Links to purchase drums provided
  • 🎶 Sound demonstrations included in the video
  • ✨ Recommendations based on musical intentions
  • 🌟 Perfect for meditation or song playing
  • 💬 Audience encouraged to ask questions

时间轴

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    The video introduces a comparison of several more expensive steel tongue drums available on Amazon, showcasing details about each drum's design, notes, and sound characteristics. The host emphasizes that the drums vary in thickness, number of notes, and overall tone, which influences their suitability for different types of music or improvisational play.

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    After detailing each drum, the host demonstrates their sounds using mallets and hands, highlighting the distinct sound differences. The review concludes with a recommendation to consider the intended use of the drums, whether for playing songs or meditation, suggesting that these options are viable within the budget range of $100 to $200.

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视频问答

  • What types of drums are compared in the video?

    The video compares three different steel tongue drums from the Huluru Drum Company.

  • What is the price range for the drums discussed?

    The drums range from about $100 to $200.

  • How many notes does the C major drum have?

    The C major tongue drum has 14 notes.

  • Which drum has double tongues?

    The D minor drum has double tongues.

  • Are these drums suitable for beginners?

    Yes, they can be suitable for beginners, especially for meditation or casual playing.

  • Can these drums be tuned with magnets?

    No, none of the drums discussed can be tuned with magnets.

  • Where can I purchase these drums?

    Links to purchase each drum are provided in the video's description.

  • What is the main purpose of the video?

    The main purpose is to help viewers decide which tongue drum might work best for their needs by comparing features and sounds.

  • Does the video feature sound demonstrations?

    Yes, the host plays each drum and shows how they sound with both mallets and hands.

  • What is the recommended use for each drum?

    The C and D major drums are better for playing songs, while the D minor drum is great for meditation and improvisational play.

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  • 00:00:01
    hello everybody and welcome back to my
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    channel
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    today i want to do a comparison for you
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    um i've already done
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    a review of several steel tongue drums
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    that you can find on amazon
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    but i just wanted to do a comparison of
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    these more um
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    a little bit more expensive drums that
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    you can get on amazon
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    and just show you kind of the
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    differences and the similarities and you
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    can decide which one might work best for
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    what you need
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    so i'm going to get started with this 14
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    note drum
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    um i'm going to put a link so you can
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    buy this on amazon down in the
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    description
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    and i'll do that for all of the drums as
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    well so you can find these specific ones
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    um so this one is 14 notes um and it is
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    made by
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    the huluru drum company let's see their
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    little thing right there
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    um and it is also in the key of c even
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    though it doesn't say that it's a c
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    major tongue drum um and you can see it
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    has 14 notes
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    i think it starts with a low
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    um a low five or a little four right
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    here
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    a little four and then it goes up to one
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    and then um you have the other one right
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    here
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    and then two out of three on top there
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    um so that gives you um a little bit
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    more than an octave
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    but not quite two octaves to work with
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    which is awesome
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    um i believe this drum is about 14
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    inches across i'm pretty sure all of
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    these drums i'm going to show you today
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    are 14 inches across
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    um and this one is interesting because
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    it is super thin
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    um so a lot of the drums that you'll see
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    are taller and less than than this
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    and this definitely gives it kind of a
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    distinctive sound which can be really
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    enjoyable
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    and the second one i'm going to show you
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    this one is a 15 tone drum
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    and so this does offer the whole two
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    octaves you've got
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    instead of the hole in the center you've
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    got the third down here
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    and that is definitely a real big low
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    note
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    and then it goes up to the one and then
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    the one up here
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    and just like the other drum you've got
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    the second and the third on top
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    um this drum definitely does sound more
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    um
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    it's fuller but it's also a little more
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    echoey than the other drum
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    and as you can see it is a lot less thin
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    and i think that contributes to its sort
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    of
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    tanky sound
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    and then finally this is the most
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    interesting drum to me
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    and because this sort of echoes a lot of
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    designs that i've seen from
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    independent makers but haven't really
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    seen out of a mass-produced drum from
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    china
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    um this has its two tongues
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    um for each tongue i guess it would be
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    the way to say it
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    um they're double tongues so you've got
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    one note here
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    and then the octave is right above it
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    um which definitely it creates some
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    really interesting overtones and is a
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    lot of fun
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    i love this one um and of course you do
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    have the full two octaves because each
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    note is
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    two octaves which is really cool um
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    but also i think it's important to note
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    that some of them
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    they don't seem to really be meant to
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    sound by themselves like once you get
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    really high
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    you can get that higher tongue to sound
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    but it's definitely
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    much more difficult it's more designed
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    to be an overtone for this lower tongue
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    right here
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    um so this drum is in d minor
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    which is really interesting because you
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    don't see
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    a lot of these mass-produced hand pans
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    in minor keys
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    mostly they're in c major um and the
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    gold one i forgot to mention is actually
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    in d
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    major which is pretty close
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    this one is also made by hulu
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    drum you can see their little makers
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    mark down there
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    um i know like i said this one is more
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    really for
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    um improvisational work um if you're
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    wanting to
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    play songs on your drum um like you're
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    following drum tabs and things like that
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    um this like double tongue drum
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    probably isn't going to be what you're
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    looking for
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    um it's going to be a little bit
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    trickier to label and you're not going
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    to be able to find
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    or maybe get a sound out of all of the
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    tongues
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    so it just really matters what you're
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    looking for in a tongue drum
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    with which one you want this one is a
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    little bit more expensive
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    but still cheaper than any other
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    double tongue drum on the market um
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    kosmoski which is a pretty famous um
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    tundra brand from russia their
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    um one that's designed like this is
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    called the rhythm drum
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    um and that one can get up to like 700
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    this one is only 200 on amazon so it's
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    actually a super good deal
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    okay so i'm going to go ahead and do
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    some playing for you with these
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    different drums
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    i'm going to start with the kuluru c
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    major
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    14 tone drum um and i'll play a little
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    bit with my hands and i will also play a
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    little bit with the mallets
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    these drums actually all come with these
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    same
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    mallets with black candles and um black
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    rubber tops
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    so i will play around on it a little bit
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    for you
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    and you can decide which sound you like
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    better
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    okay so we're going to start with a
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    [Music]
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    scale
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    [Music]
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    [Music]
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    okay and here's how this one sounds um
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    with hands
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    [Music]
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    [Music]
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    okay so here is the 15 tone drum
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    and this one is in the key of d major um
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    so it's a little bit higher
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    and again you have that third um in the
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    middle instead of a hole
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    and it's a little thicker so you'll hear
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    that difference in sound
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    i'm going to start with the mallets and
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    then we'll do hands
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    [Music]
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    okay last i'm going to give this d major
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    drum
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    or i'm sorry this is a minor drum a try
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    um again this isn't d minor it's a
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    little thinner um and this is the one
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    with the double tongues
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    and comparing it like it's just it's
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    amazing
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    okay so i'm gonna start with um the
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    biggest tongue
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    of the lowest note and just sort of move
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    up so you can hear how all of the
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    tongues sound
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    here we go
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    [Music]
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    it's really just amazing i love how that
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    reverberates
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    um i really feel like there's a big
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    difference i'm going to go ahead and try
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    it with hands
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    just hear um if that sounds a nature
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    prank here we go
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    it is definitely a little harder to hit
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    those notes accurately and with my hands
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    um
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    i imagine if i practiced for a little
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    bit i would get better at that
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    but with the mallet it's like
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    i feel like this is genuinely
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    otherworldly
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    um with the overtones that are going on
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    um just to give you an example
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    um i will play um the same d
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    on this 14 note drum as i'm gonna play
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    on here and you'll see
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    how crazy the difference is so here we
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    go
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    okay so really listen to these over
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    towns we'll see if the mic will pick it
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    up
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    [Music]
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    do you hear that one just really rings
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    this is remarkable
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    um again i'm gonna say that
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    it really is dependent on what you're
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    using them for
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    if you want to do um like play actual
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    songs and
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    use the tabs that you can find here on
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    youtube or anywhere else on the internet
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    um then you should definitely get a drum
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    like um the 14
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    or the 15 no um because they have the
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    numbers
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    um and it's gonna be a lot easier to get
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    a clean pure tone instead of like trying
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    to find
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    just the one tongue um
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    and this one is tuned in a minor scale
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    um so that
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    also makes it a little bit harder to
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    adapt
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    the melodies as you'd want to use them
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    but if you're looking for a meditation
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    tool or if you want to just sit and play
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    something beautiful
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    i really recommend this drum like this
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    is
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    it's gorgeous i feel like i could just
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    sit here
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    um so there you are that is my review of
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    um some of the little bit more expensive
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    drums that you can find on amazon
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    um unfortunately none of these drums are
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    magnetic so none of them are able to be
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    tuned with magnets
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    which is kind of a bummer if you're
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    looking to do some of the interesting
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    tunings but they all do in my opinion
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    have a better tone than the other
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    drums that you're going to find on
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    amazon or
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    from any mass-produced place
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    i really do if you have a lot of money
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    to spend
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    i really do recommend taking a look at
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    some of my videos for some of the
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    unique companies where they make the
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    drums handmade
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    um a lot of those are just gorgeous um
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    but
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    if you're looking to spend um somewhere
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    in the 100 to 200
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    range these are really good choices i
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    love these drums
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    i am going to put the links down in the
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    description if you would like to go buy
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    these
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    and if you have any questions or want to
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    leave a comment about your drum
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    please do go ahead and type it out in
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    the comments and i
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    am always there answering questions so
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    thank you all so much for watching i
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    hope you have an
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    absolutely wonderful day
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    hello everybody and thank you so much
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    for watching my channel
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    um if you want to click the subscribe
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    button right up there then you can
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    new videos
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    and if you would like to check out my
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    patreon the link is
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    down there in the description thank you
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    all so much
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    have a wonderful day
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