Thanks so much for this video! I think you're one of the only ones who went through all the notes and put them on the screen as well so i could keep track thank-you that helped so much! I sadly was duped on amazon a seller claimed their knock off brand was D major, when it arrived thanks to your video I discovered it was C Major, but was way too expensive to ship back. (It wasnt a prime item and I'm in Canada) We reached a deal they refunded a bit of money and i kept the drum. So i went drum hunting again and found another one that claimed to be D Major and although the picture wasnt great it at least showed the bottom was stamped D, It was the cheapest one i could find as thanks to that other drum I didnt have much money left. The seller was selling mainly crystal items so musical instruments weren't their forte it seemed. I thought even if the quality isnt that great I'd at least have a the D scale my family wanted so took a chance and bought it. Unbelievably upon arrival I discovered the case was embroidered with the Hluru mark the mallets have the stamp and the drum is actually a real genuine Hluru 15 note in D major! The exact one your holding but black and speckled. I'm on cloud nine right now! I came to your video again to make sure it really is tuned right and it is beautifully so, so thanks again! :D

@MariaCalfaDePaul

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you got the right drum after all !! And thanks for the kind words. Glad my video has helped !! Enjoy your drums and use them in good health !!

A cool little music theory lesson hidden inside an unboxing video. Nice. You sure do have a lot of tongue drums.

@MariaCalfaDePaul

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha I know it's like tattoos. 😜

@MariaCalfaDePaul

3 жыл бұрын

And thanks !!

That was an excellent demo of what seems to be an amazing tongue drum.

@MariaCalfaDePaul

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Yes I'm enjoying it even more as I get to learn where the sweet spots are. I'm even having fun with the Chinese song book. I may not play the rhythm exact because there isn't a guide to know how long to hold the beats but some of the songs sound like I would think they should be lol. Thanks for your kind words about the video :)

Hi Maria, hi all viewers. Hope this help. 1) The music book consist of over 300 songs by the numbers, including nursery rhymes, pop songs and some classic pop songs in Chinese. The 15 notes tank drum would be able to play all the songs. 2) The sticker ( the brand name in Chinese off course) was the replaced of the previous plasticky sticker which kept coming off from the central circle of the casing case. The tank drum was made in D major was apparently, most of the Chinese songs are written in D major. You can expand the range by getting the 6 inch 8 notes tank drum, which compliments the 15 notes tank drum. I took the plunged and got my very first tank drum after watching Maria's videos, so talented, so fascinating to just see Maria playing beautiful music, just like that.

@MariaCalfaDePaul

2 жыл бұрын

awe you made my day with your kind words. Thanks so much for your useful information too! And yes it's really cool to play two tanks together and as you said you can extend the range. Happy playing on your drum too~ be well and thank you again!

Thank you for this most helpful review. I’m always looking to upgrade my lesser tongue drums. What a surprise of the book. Congrats

@MariaCalfaDePaul

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that book is awesome! Thanks for checking outnmy video and your kind words !

Excellent unboxing, demo, and review!

@MariaCalfaDePaul

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Glad you liked it.

Thanks

@MariaCalfaDePaul

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching

This is a wonderful review! Thank you! How exciting to have such a book included also. I would definitely be on google translate, translating each and every word 😁

@MariaCalfaDePaul

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I really appreciate your enthusiasm !! And thanks for watching and commenting

I just got one :-)

@MariaCalfaDePaul

4 ай бұрын

Awesome. Do you love it ?

Ik ben zoooo benieuwd,heb n,n 4de besteld(deze dus)ben absoluut niet muziekaal maar tonqdrums geven me heel veel rust,en geniet van het geluid als ik zelf dit mooie geluid maak,hou van je entousiastme jij bent echt goed.

@MariaCalfaDePaul

Ай бұрын

@@tinekehorst1178 I wish I knew what you said. But I can’t seem to copy and paste on my phone.

@tinekehorst1178

Ай бұрын

@@MariaCalfaDePaul I orderd this one,no feeling for music but the tonqdrum ceeps me calm,love the sound,if I can play it and enjoy everybody can,thnks for your happy video🥰

@MariaCalfaDePaul

Ай бұрын

@@tinekehorst1178 awesome thanks so much ! So glad you like the video and the drum. It is very peaceful and centering Thank you again for taking the time to write and then translate :)

Always enjoy watching your videos!

@MariaCalfaDePaul

3 жыл бұрын

Awe that means a lot thank you so much !

I am so excited I just purchased this exact one 💞

@MariaCalfaDePaul

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I'm so happy for you !!!

@stephanieziegman6783

2 жыл бұрын

@@MariaCalfaDePaul Where did you purchase this from? I have emailed Hluru and I have not heard back from them. I am worried to purchase this from them directly if they are not good with customer service. Just worried if something is wrong with it I'll never hear from them if they can't answer me trying to buy it.

@MariaCalfaDePaul

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephanieziegman6783 this was sent to me by a company that deals with Hluru and the purchase link they gave me to share is in the video description. (Amazon ) good luck !!

Just got mine today. (09/25/21) Got the yellow one. It was better than I thought and heavy! Love it!

@MariaCalfaDePaul

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you like it !!

I’m cooking mashed potato listening to you …😄😄😄🪕🪕🪕🪕

@MariaCalfaDePaul

10 ай бұрын

That sounds great! I love mashed potatoes !!

I love music intelligence

@MariaCalfaDePaul

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry I don’t understand your comment ? Thanks for watching

I know this is a bit late, but that sticker fits in the backpack circle - just to show everybody that you have a Hluru drum while carrying it on your back.

@MariaCalfaDePaul

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s brilliant lol thanks !!

My tongue drum also have the same issue, the high 2 doesn't sound clean enough but high 3 does. I guess it's because of the structure of this drum...it is not perfect enough to make high 2 rings nicely, always with some other resonance around.

@HappyNotes

3 жыл бұрын

But overall I really love it, appreciate with that 15 tongues, that allow me to play more nice tunes with harmony :)

@MariaCalfaDePaul

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that can happen but as you said I think the good out ways the bad especially with so many notes to choose from right ?!! :) glad you are enjoying yours :)

Where’s the link please

@MariaCalfaDePaul

2 жыл бұрын

In the video description :) click more

Is the Amazon link the same exact items you got, including same song book?

@MariaCalfaDePaul

2 жыл бұрын

I can't say for sure as this was sent directly to me from the seller. However, they are the ones that gave me the link so I would hope so. Not sure if that big book is included but perhaps you can contact the seller through the amazon link to ask a question. Or even pose the question for others who may have bought it to answer? just some thoughts. Good luck

@TheZthao84

2 жыл бұрын

@@MariaCalfaDePaul thank you!

Thats round sticker goes on the circular part on your back pack ?

@MariaCalfaDePaul

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm that's a good guess. Lol maybe I have no clue :)

Do you start with the small tongues first?

@MariaCalfaDePaul

3 жыл бұрын

in improvisation you can start any where. The numbers usually start with the lowest and they usually correspond to the larger tongues then as the pitch goes higher the tongues get smaller! hope that helps

On the book that was given to me I don’t know how to differentiate between the numbers on the larger tongue and the smaller tongue. Is there a particular way where I can actually get a lesson on how to play this

@MariaCalfaDePaul

3 жыл бұрын

There are a few books on Amazon If you search tongue drum Also in the book the numbers without any dash would be the main scale and then the ones with the dash above are the higher octave and the ones with the dash below are the lower octaves I hope that helps

Hi Maria. Your video posted says 14 inch tongue drum. The link you provide for amazon says this is 13 inches. I would really like the 14 inch one. Is your link incorrect?

@MariaCalfaDePaul

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I think I made a mistake in saying 14 inches

uhhh really looking for more sound less talking...blessings

@MariaCalfaDePaul

Жыл бұрын

WELL THANK YOU!!!