Tongue Drum

[MrLq1973]

Very good



[RDub549]

Looks like instead of buying new sticks you could just take some bouncy balls and run a skewer through them.

[ALKRETINO]

Akira?

[daniel514ish]

what in fucks name is that

[bujablaster]

nice wordk! Sounds like marimba, nice and warm sound.

[TribulationWarrior]

Awesome!!!

[SergeantPancake]

Am I the only one who thought he was going to be beating on another man's tongue?

[55darkwolfe55]

Crash Bandacoot. only if you're a 90's kid

[sgreen4]

Wow! Just look over there ===>

There are no end to the variety of musical instruments

[JoeyStewart1990]

sounds like goron city in here lol

[TheGrandArgument]

Jesus Christ... they must have used one of these for Crash Bandicoot <333

[t3hazndud3]

My mind turned into confetti.

[TheSensibleInsanity]

The high notes kept making me think I had a Steam message. T_T

[BradleyBeiswenger]

give you 300 american dollars for it

contact me

[MrRafaelamadeumilani]

interesting!

[CelticKraut]

Thumbs up if you want to kill all trees!

[980josh]

how does that work



[howycwap]

@980josh think about it.

[Micah9335]

It sounds like that awesome music they used to play on Sesame Street.

[Thefl4m]

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[destiny4432]

did you glue bouncy balls to the end of sticks?

[MFRoosy16]

i feel like i am lost in a temple in zelda..

[TheHorrormaniacs]

thumbs up if yo thought he was playing drums with his tongue :-D

[Ultranothing]

@TheHorrormaniacs Three people, plus yourself, are cognitively-challenged.

[oliv555]

It would sound way better if you used softer mallets

[TheMoluccanSouldier]

Crash bandicoot.. anyone?

[mduvigneaud]

Ok, that is really amazing. I am firmly convinced that the thing is carefully carved out of a solid block of magic.

[lyles32386]

Crikey, if I can just get my finger up its bum..

[Cannabissed]

reminds me of the original crash bandicoot game

[Mister60001]

Awesome!!!

Cold you tell me the price?

[drunkass77]

david burn would pitch a tent if he heard this

[MrSaturdayNightSpecL]

I need one of these.

[StellaIrisandTess]

Cool! :)

[HarmoniousKeys]

How much do these things usually cost?

[jesussuperstar1]

great performance

sr jesus super star

[rairm2009]

How.... weird that thing is..

[mollymonkey1820]

Combien est que c'etait?

How much was it?

[Earphonesan]

Ug-Wuk want fire, but Thok no give! Ug-Wuk dance with madness! Thok play drum.

[HotRatsAndTheStooges]

Wow this is so reminiscent of John Cage's Piano Sonata 5 for prepared piano!

[wasomann]

what is this i dont even :D

[thedragonb0y]

What the hell?

Where are all these new instruments coming from?! 0_o

[TheSubzeto]

@thedragonb0y its old lol

[thedragonb0y]

@TheSubzeto exactly my point

[Mmleify]

this is a Steve Roberts tongue drum. i have a drum from steve, only he can make them sound this nice. he has a website that's easy to find. I think you should give steve some credit on your videos.

[Golyan6370]

У этой хрени есть название?

[oriednaP91]

It almost reminds me of one of the John Cage sonatas for prepared piano...

Very cool!



[drewmightplaypiano]

OMG THIS IS SO KEWL!!!1 WTF IS THIS THING HAHHA???

[PaterFrog]

Nice sound and nicer playing :)

Any chance of you recording a couple different pieces with a much better quality?

[tsunamiiofpower]

wow, love the style of playing and amazing tones from the drum. where did find that drum? I'm in the market.

[MasterShake43]

the main part reminds me of akira

[KitchenKiller95]

AWESOME

[newbu2manytimes]

You're rushing the beat and changing tempo throughout the whole piece

[KypSyd]

This tune seems very familiar...where is it from?

[XxKitsuneHeartxX]

o.o That was cool.

[BuddhaFrog00]

Where can I buy one?

[chrischo53]

do you build this? looks like hard work

[Karykane]

Donkey Kong !!

[xapnsma0123]

@Karykane no... The Jungle Book (SNES) :-)

[Karykane]

@xapnsma0123 loll ok I didn't know, I just called Donkey Kong for the style of the sound.

[kenlor71]

It sounds like Paduak to me. Did you make the drum?

[pntblnguitarists]

That was cool!!

[AASTRANGE]

What type of wood is the top made from and what thickness?

[AASTRANGE]

Very nice, I will be making one shortly.

[Warnerator]

Crash Bandicoot!

[DoubleDz2k11]

Very few instruments can sound awesome and hilarious.

[FlmLibra3819]

Bouncy balls for the ends of the sticks!XD

[NaturesFairy]

WOW! You are awesome!!

[ynnejjjenny]

Great instrument, but I wish there were more videos of skilled players playing them. No offense, i'm sure you had a great time, but it isn't really a feat of musicality.

[bodetyweed]

awesome!

[Sho81]

Wow this song reminds me of the music from the anime movie "Akira". Check it out if you are into sci-fi at all.

[lightboy202]

i want one :3

[Mysteryblocks]

Very nice.

[DemonicTaco666]

what is the correlation between the size of the tounges and the key of sound it make? im curious to know, as i own a laser engraving shop, and would like to create and sell these.

[noahbirdrevolution]

Awesome melody and rhythm!

[twtwtw1]

Loved this one.

[tyuru2]

Awesome, very interesting

[MountainQueen]

um I know nothing about music so whats the tuning? and who made it? its really great!

[kaosixmr]

nice its like a natural minimal techno

[Rockdrigo0]

@kaosixmr Thats what i thought acoustic minimal.

[boibad12]

reminds me of a sped up sheltering sky

[LivingOrJustLife]

mind blown, this thing is SICK :D

[xylodrummer]

@LivingOrJustLife many kind thanks!

[u2poz]

wow that was awesome :)) how long did it take you to get good?

[xylodrummer]

@u2poz i'll let you know when i get there:)..thanks!

[ParagonalForce]

Haha your right hand does so much and your left so little!

[xylodrummer]

@ParagonalForce and yet it still sounds good..

[hugio55]

the shapes remind me of the Yellow Submarine movie ..

[boibad12]

amazing instrument man

[xylodrummer]

@boibad12 much appreciated!

[u2poz]

wow that is so cool! i love the sound :)

[xylodrummer]

@u2poz thank you!

[trisnjok]

if they make a new crash bandicoot game, you should make the soundtrack!

great stuff...

[xylodrummer]

@trisnjok lol!..that'd be pretty cool!

[RombusEvilBones]

@trisnjok lol TRUE!

[Jorickhoofd]

been wanting this larger types for years

this one sounds great!

hard to tune? :P

[xylodrummer]

@Jorickhoofd i don't know..i've never tuned one..

[ihaveaverybadcold]

@xylodrummer lol

[DjSneyke]

@xylodrummer xD

[DjSneyke]

@xylodrummer could you tell how to tune these instruments?

[Akihiro84]

Cooooool!!!!

[xylodrummer]

@Akihiro84 thanks!

[cajonbongo2007]

hey, that's cool!!!

[xylodrummer]

@cajonbongo2007 thank you!

[longlongwaytofreedom]

beatiful!

how could i get an instrument like that?

[ChipNick87]

They're pretty easy to make, as long as you know how to laminate and polish wood and stuff like that.

[DrDobbe]

AWESOME!! Did you make that instrument? What Kind of wood is it?

[lenamajlena]

:)

great sounds!

[xylodrummer]

thank you!

[latequilera22]

did you make the song up? i love this drum, really neat.

[xylodrummer]

this is an original..actually the only song i've ever played i didn't make up is boogie woogie..thank you for the nice words :)

[stodd32]

that is kick ass

[misscastafior]

c'est géant j'adoreee

[littlegreenjason]

Great job, man! I'm actually playing a tongue drum solo at my next solo show!

[xylodrummer]

Thanks Jason. You should post a clip from your upcoming show!?..have fun and good luck!

[UcidDinMers]

beautiful instrument and realy good job plaing it... hi rate.

[Jeffersonfunk]

Wow! You make it look effortless! I really enjoyed this and other videos of yours. You are very gifted indeed! Inspiring.

[xylodrummer]

Thank you for the kind words and for checking out my videos!

[kissmyarz]

FreAkIn BRILLENT!

[minmei75]

beautiful.....master!

[xylodrummer]

Thanks..very kind of you!

[ricardogalante123]

well done my friend

[xylodrummer]

Thanks a bunch :)

[theGritHouse]

WOW!

[lrdmidknight]

This is the first I've heard of this, this beautiful voyage to the heart of music. I must see more!

[ArekkuTrax]

this is absolutely brilliant, I've never seen such and instrument, and you play it really well. Inspiring! Keep it up.

[xylodrummer]

Thanks for the kind words!

[crzympboy]

Wow mezmorizing. Did you make that up off the top of your head?

[xylodrummer]

It eventually came to me.  Thanks for watching.

[rymeswitreeson]

Awesome!

[xylodrummer]

Thank you kindly!

[Mollefonk]

Hello, this sounds really nice, haha but then you know that already. What are the tongues tuned to? thanks so much - Dave

[xylodrummer]

Thanks Dave! The tuning is B pentatonic minor/B natural minor.

[puppetpatti]

fantastic!!!!Love it

Patti

[xylodrummer]

Thank you kindly:)

[Carmylita]

I love these drums! You are superb on this. Awesome playing, and awesome drum! Carmy

[xylodrummer]

Thank you!

[headthroughawindow]

pretty skillful to keep that goin and not lose track - just a general question, to record while playing the drum and still get good sound, do you just use a normal camcorder, or webcam? I've given it a shot with my crappy microphone and also a digital camera, just doesn't capture the sound very well. any tips?

[xylodrummer]

Thanks! It took a couple takes. I'm using a digital camera(Nikon:cool pix) Probably not the best, but it'll do.

[TheHAPIplanet]

The microphones built into cheapish digital cameras can be quite good. Let's face it - we're not here for audio quality but to appreciate each other's skills. Keep up the good work, xylo.

[xylodrummer]

Much appreciated!