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Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.80,0:01:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Making a tongue drum is something that \Nhad been on my list for quite a while.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.80,0:01:30.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew it was going to \Nbe quite a challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.91,0:01:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I decided to eliminate as \Nmany variables as possible
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.96,0:01:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that the margin for \Nerror would be smaller.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.60,0:01:39.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I began researching intensively \Nand watched all the videos
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.41,0:01:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could find on people making these drums
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.26,0:01:44.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watched videos of drums that \Nare out there for sale
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.11,0:01:47.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,searched for woods, joinery, design \Nand all that stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.58,0:01:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually, what I decided to make \Nwas a copy of a Shlagwerk log drum.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.18,0:01:54.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took me a while to go \Nfurther in each step
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.56,0:01:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the last thing I wanted to end up \Nwith was a horrible sounding instrument
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.56,0:02:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and call it a failure or \Nremaking parts of the process
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.10,0:02:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I tried to be cautious \Nand think 100 times
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.02,0:02:07.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before cutting into actual \Nmaterial and so on.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.35,0:02:10.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you do a bit of research \Nyou will find that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.67,0:02:13.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most tongue drums have \Npadauk or wangi wood tops
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.87,0:02:17.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's because these woods \Nare more musical than others.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.57,0:02:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know much about this
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.14,0:02:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but all I can say is that they vibrate \Nand reverberate in specific ways
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.14,0:02:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allow for better, fuller and \Neasier to achieve notes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.40,0:02:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's probably due to their density \Nand hardness but not just that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.69,0:02:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I started by preparing the wangi \Nand after close observation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.69,0:02:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Shlagwerk drum I noticed that \Nthe top is not a single piece.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.40,0:02:43.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's made out of 4 strips,\Nso that's what I did.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.09,0:02:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also did it because my timber \Nwas a bit twisted
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.88,0:02:48.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this way I could obtain a flat board
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.31,0:02:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without as much wood removal.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.13,0:02:52.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here you can hear \Nthe difference in the sound
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.21,0:02:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the pieces are being \Nheld in different spots.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.08,0:03:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the box sides I used three-quarter\Ninch Baltic birch plywood
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.71,0:03:30.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and routed rabbets on the bottom \Nand sides on the router table.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.04,0:03:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You’ll want to use high quality materials \Nand not cheap plywood
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.52,0:03:39.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it may affect the sound in the end.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.23,0:04:12.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I planed it carefully removing a \Nvery small amount on each pass
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.01,0:04:17.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until the board was 14 mm \Nor a little over half an inch.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.35,0:04:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also made a groove in the \Nmiddle of one of the largest faces
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.53,0:04:22.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to inlay a strip of wangi.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.30,0:04:26.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many ways of cutting the keys
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.19,0:04:28.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but since I had made the template \Non the computer
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.27,0:04:32.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sent a file over to the X-carve and \Nhad it carving the lines
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.82,0:04:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a 1/16 straight bit.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.96,0:04:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also use a jigsaw or scroll saw \Nand create other shapes for the keys.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.69,0:04:42.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Steve Carmichael has a great video \Non how to make a tongue drum
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.87,0:04:44.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he uses a jigsaw.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.09,0:05:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since wangi is very splintery wood \NI made a second pass
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.44,0:05:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a V-bed to get a smoother \Nlook and feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.14,0:06:20.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made the top edges level \Nand glued the top
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.66,0:06:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using two pieces of wood \Nwith a slight arc
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.00,0:06:26.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on them that will act as bow clamps.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.42,0:06:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are great for when\Nyou have a small number
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.56,0:06:31.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of clamps and need to make \Npressure along the entire edge
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.43,0:06:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using just one clamp on each end.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.70,0:07:10.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I flush trimmed the box and \Nrounded over all the edges.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.28,0:07:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, this is a musical instrument
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.24,0:07:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and your hands will be all over the place
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.60,0:07:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's nice to make it \Nround and comfortable.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.64,0:07:41.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was still not getting good results \Nso I sat back and did more research
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.93,0:07:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I found a video from KR2 wood \N
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.76,0:07:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,explaining his process for tuning his drum
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.09,0:07:50.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how adding more mass to the box sides
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.17,0:07:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would bring the keys to \Na better tone and vibration.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.44,0:07:55.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I found some hard maple scraps
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.63,0:07:58.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and glued them super \Ntight into both sides.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.92,0:08:03.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Always make sure that \Nyour glue ups are perfect
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.83,0:08:07.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because a bad glue joint \Nwill mess with the final sound.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.82,0:08:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I should have made the walls \Nthicker from the beginning
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.05,0:08:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that way I could start \Nfresh on the tuning
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.02,0:08:28.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I kept going and it \Neventually worked fine.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.23,0:08:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, here I am hitting the keys and
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.12,0:08:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,writing down which note I was getting.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.24,0:08:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then went back and forth \Nremoving material
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.24,0:08:38.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until the desired note was achieved.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.29,0:08:46.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can change about two tones
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.46,0:08:50.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, let's say you are getting a C \Nand you want to go up to an E
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.46,0:08:51.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it should work
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.54,0:08:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if you're getting a C and you \Nwant to go up to a G or down to a G
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.80,0:09:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's going to be super hard\Nor even impossible.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.41,0:09:03.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why the size of \Nthe keys also matters
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.15,0:09:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a bigger tongue is \Nnever going to go up
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.72,0:09:08.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to match a super small tongue.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.95,0:09:12.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To tune it up you have to remove \Nmaterial from the tip of the tongue
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.60,0:09:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you want to go down you remove \Nmaterial from the back of the tongue
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.60,0:09:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where it meets the rest of the board.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.03,0:09:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I noticed is that removing \Nmaterial on a perpendicular line
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.28,0:09:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is much more effective \Nthan drilling larger holes.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.11,0:09:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just be careful not to drill \Nall the way through
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.80,0:09:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even make part of the tongue \Ntoo thin and fragile.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.95,0:09:49.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After I was satisfied with the tuning \NI screwed the bottom with lots of screws
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.95,0:09:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make sure it was fully closed
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.86,0:09:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the pressure was even\Nalong the entire edge.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.10,0:10:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I finished off with three coats \Nof water-based varnish.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.92,0:11:10.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, I stuck on four foam pads that \Nare typically used on drum kit cymbals.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.32,0:11:18.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The tongue drum is done and \NI think it sounds pretty good
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.33,0:11:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a first handmade instrument.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.54,0:11:24.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have any questions feel free \Nto drop it on the Patreon post
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.03,0:11:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you can find a PDF with more \Ndetails about this build
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.03,0:11:29.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a free template.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.48,0:11:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A big shout out to \NRockler and Inventables
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.92,0:11:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all my Patreon supporters
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.49,0:11:36.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and go get your hands dirty.