{"product_id":"happy-drum-muti-coloured-om-18cm","title":"Happy Drum Muti Coloured OM - 18cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrike one of the steel tongues and a soft, round tone blooms out and hangs in the air. There is no wrong note to find. The Happy Drum Muti Coloured OM is a tongue drum with an eight-tone scale, so anyone can sit down and make something harmonious straight away, no experience needed. At 18 cm across, it is a small, bright instrument that looks as lively as it sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll notice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe tones are soft and calming, and they arrive the moment you touch a tongue, with no technique to learn first.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEight tones sit together on one scale, so you can play them in any order and still land somewhere pleasing.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe surface is covered edge to edge in a dense, saturated paisley of orange, red, green, blue and violet, with fine dotwork and small details tucked into every curve.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTwo wooden mallets with rounded black rubber heads rest across the top, ready to play.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt is a pleasure to look at when it isn't being played, a splash of colour on a shelf or a low table.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eSound and tuning\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a tongue drum, not a handpan. A handpan is a convex, hand-struck instrument; a tongue drum has tongues cut into the steel, each one vibrating at its own pitch. Strike a tongue and you hear its note along with a faint halo of overtones, which gives the sound its singing quality. The tones are arranged as an eight-note scale, so the notes sit well together. That is why a tongue drum feels so forgiving to a beginner: you can wander across the tongues and the result stays musical.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDesign and materials\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is made of iron, finished in a glossy, printed pattern. The cuts that form the tongues run through the design, so you can see where each note sits, and the colour does the work of drawing the eye in. The Om symbol is part of the decoration. In Hindu and Buddhist practice, Om is the sound traditionally chanted at the start and close of meditation, which makes it a fitting mark on an instrument made for quiet, unhurried playing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003ePlaying it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRest the drum on your lap or on a stable surface and strike a tongue with a mallet, using a light touch and letting each note ring before the next. Slow, spaced notes give the calmest result; quicker, overlapping ones make a brighter, more playful pattern. There is no set order to follow. Play by ear and let the scale do the work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTongue drums are often played in meditation, mindfulness practice and sound-bath settings, where the soft, sustained tone gives the room a gentle focus. It also suits a child's first instrument, a corner of the living room, or a few quiet minutes at the end of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eSize and what's included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe drum measures 18 cm across and is made of iron. It comes with two wooden mallets with rounded rubber tips.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eA considered gift\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt makes an easy gift for someone who has always wanted to play something but never had the training. There is nothing to learn before the first satisfying note, and the bright design makes it a keepsake as much as an instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need musical experience?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNo. The eight tones are designed to sound harmonious together, so you can play it intuitively from the first strike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a handpan?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNo, it is a steel tongue drum. The tones come from tongues cut into the body rather than from a convex, hand-struck shell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SHAMTAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67716182507834,"sku":"Hapi-01","price":62.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/8307\/0266\/files\/happy-drum-muti-coloured-om-18cm-cover.png?v=1792217611","url":"https:\/\/shamtam.com\/products\/happy-drum-muti-coloured-om-18cm","provider":"SHAMTAM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}