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Title: tongue drum
Post by: ricklab on August 12, 2016, 10:55:56 am

I made one with Spanish cedar but hardly any sound.  What wood would be best?  Is it best used by finger taping or drumstick?

Title: Re: tongue drum
Post by: Rapid Roger on August 12, 2016, 12:03:43 pm

I have used maple, walnut and cherry. Almost any HARD wood works quite well. I think your problem is that cedar is just too soft for good sound quality.

(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z299/rapidroger/Games%20and%20Toys/Toungdrums001.jpg) (http://s193.photobucket.com/user/rapidroger/media/Games%20and%20Toys/Toungdrums001.jpg.html)

The sides are plywood and I tried various heights to see if there is a difference in quality. The Grandkids don't seem to notice much difference. :)