Manufactured from stainless steel, Babel Drums should be played with the hands, preferably by striking the tongues of the drum with the fingers. Warm tones and beautiful melodies with remarkably long sustain can be perfectly used for music therapy and relaxation.
Babel Drums can be played with the hands, preferably by gently beating the drum with the fingers, but also exterior sides of the thumbs can be used or can be played in both ways. Fast beating the surface of the drum and fast distract from it creates wonderful melodies. Just don’t leave fingers on the drum, unless you expect to hear sensual sound. It is also important to know that different places of the drum create different sounds: bigger tongues of the drum create lower sounds, smaller tongues – higher sounds.
More you will experiment and try different playing drum techniques, bigger variety of Babel Drum different sounds you will hear.
Percussion Play instruments are made in Great Britain, using the most modern technologies.
Instruments are matched by hands, resistant for the dampness and are easy to look after.
IONA Babel Drum
Our “Iona” Babel Tongue Drum measures just over 10cm high and is 26cm in diameter and weighs just over 2kgs. Made by hand in the UK and fabricated of Stainless Steel these tongue drums are a joy to play and hold. We manufacture to the highest standard and mirror finish the surface which requires no official maintenance and can get wet without having to worry about rust. We create a number of standard scales and we are always happy to incorporate new and different scales into your tongue drum on request, just talk to us.
| Standard Scales | Scale Sequence | |
| C-Major Pentatonic | C4 – D4 – E4 – G4 – A4 – C5 – D5 – E5 | |
| A-Major Pentatonic | A3 – B3 – D♭4 – E4 – G♭4 – A4 – B4 – D♭5 | |
| F#-Minor Pentatonic | F♯3 – A3 – B3 – C♯4 – E4 – F♯4 – A4 – B4 | |
| B-Minor Pentatonic | B3 – D4 – E4 – F♯4 – A4 – B4 – D5 – E5 |
| Try something different? – Akebono Scales (Japanese Origin) or Pygmy Scales (African Origin) | Scale Sequence | |
| C-Pygmy (Low G) | G3 – C4 – D4 – E♭4 – G4 – B♭4 – C5 – D5 | |
| D-Akebono (Low A) | A3 – D4 – E4 – F4 – A4 – B♭4 – D5 – E5 | |
| G-Pygmy | G3 – A3 – B♭3 – D4 – E♭4 – G4 – A4 – B♭4 |
Akebono scales are enharmonic equivalents of the sixth musical mode of a Major Scale (Aeolian mode or Natural Minor). These pentatonic scales have been used in traditional Japanese music and naturally create an exotic flow into your music with the scale degrees 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of the Aeolian mode.
A typical Pygmy scale is an enharmonic equivalent of the sixth musical mode (Dorian Mode). Originating in African culture these are pentatonic scales having the arrangement Root – Maj 2nd – Min 3rd – 5th – Min 7th. Use of the Pygmy scale has grown hugely in popularity since the invention of the Hang by PANArt in Switzerland.
MEZZO BABEL DRUM
Our “Mezzo” Babel Tongue Drum measures just over 15cm high and is 31cm in diameter and weighs just under 4kgs. Made by hand in the UK and fabricated of Stainless Steel these tongue drums are a joy to play and hold. We manufacture to the highest standard and mirror finish the surface which requires no maintenance. We create a number of standard scales and we are always happy to incorporate new and different scales into your tongue drum on request, just talk to us.
| Standard Scales | Scale Sequence | |
| F-Major Pentatonic | A3 – C4 – D4 – E4 – F4 – G4 – A4 – B♭4 | |
| A-Minor Pentatonic | F3 – G3 – A3 – C4 – D4 – F4 – G4 – A4 | |
| G-Major Pentatonic | A3 – C4 – D4 – E4 – G4 – A4 – C5 – D5 | |
| C-Mixolydian (Low A) | G3 – A3 – B3 – D4 – E4 – G4 – A4 – B4 |
| Try something different? – Akebono Scales (Japanese Origin) or Pygmy Scales (African Origin) | Scale Sequence | |
| A-Akebono | A3 – B3 – C4 – E4 – F4 – A4 – B4 – C5 | |
| G-Pygmy | G3 – A3 – B♭3 – D4 – E♭4 – G4 – A4 – B♭4 |
Akebono scales are enharmonic equivalents of the sixth musical mode of a Major Scale (Aeolian mode or Natural Minor). These pentatonic scales have been used in traditional Japanese music and naturally create an exotic flow into your music with the scale degrees 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of the Aeolian mode.
A typical Pygmy scale is an enharmonic equivalent of the sixth musical mode (Dorian Mode). Originating in African culture these are pentatonic scales having the arrangement Root – Maj 2nd – Min 3rd – 5th – Min 7th. Use of the Pygmy scale has grown hugely in popularity since the invention of the Hang by PANArt in Switzerland.
TITAN BABEL DRUM
The largest Babel Tongue Drum in the family “Titan” measures just over 18cm high and is 41cm in diameter and weighs 7kgs. Made by hand in the UK and fabricated of Stainless Steel these tongue drums are a joy to play and hold. We manufacture to the highest standard and mirror finish the surface which requires no maintenance and doesn’t mind getting wet. We create a number of standard scales and we are always happy to incorporate new and different scales into your tongue drum on request, just talk to us.
| Standard Scales | Scale Sequence |
| C Mixolydian | (D3 Center) A3 – C4 – D4 – E4 – F4 – G4 – A4 – B4b |
| A Phrygian | (D3 Center) A3 – B3b – C4 – D4 – E4 – F4 – G4 – A4 |
