At present, there are many tongue drum products claiming to be made of carbon steel, but the quality varies.
How to distinguish and avoid buying inferior products?
Ok, leave it to me
The first is the material.
There are two kinds of ethereal drums: one is made of carbon steel and the other is made of iron.
So, how do you tell?
The easiest and most scientific method is to use magnets, so there is no need to say more about the operation, right?
Iron: hold firmly
Carbon steel material: smooth rolling
The second is to listen to the tone.
Let's listen to the difference between carbon steel and iron.
The tone of carbon steel material is very pleasant and melodious...
There is a feeling of being in the bamboo forest, sitting cross-legged and sipping tea.
Iron is very bad
There is noise, the ending is very long
It made me feel dizzy.
The carbon steel ethereal drums on the market are high-end musical instruments, all priced at more than US$160.
Remind every fan of ethereal drums, you must identify them carefully before buying.
Don't buy cheap carbon steel ethereal drums.
I am new to the tongue drum and have really enjoyed the quality sound and craftsmanship of this drum.
Hello, I am very happy to see that you like our 14-inch 9-note steel tongue drum, and thank you for your five-star praise.
It is very easy to learn to play the steel tongue drum. As long as you keep learning, you will master it soon. :)
After loving the 17 snare Lyre I decided to get the 31 snare version too. My first Kalyre was bought at a music store and I got this one directly through Hluru. I paid for fast shipping. That turned out to be not so fast(but may be the mail services fault, can’t check that). This model is quite heavy to hold. If that is an issue I can recommend to use a ukelele stand, which it fits perfectly and also gives you a good angle to play(see image). I have taken off one star, because the Kalyre arrived with completely overtuned snares; two snares immediately broke when I touched them. All of the snares were tuned at least 4 notes higher than their assigned notes. Please check this if you buy one too. Only one spare snare is shipped with the product, so I had to us another spare one from my other Lyre. I loosened all snares and then retuned the whole instrument. Now it is perfect and it holds it’s tuning very well and quick, compared to other snare instruments. This design is brillianty done and because of the chromatic tuning it will let you play a broad spectrum of music. So; big recommendation from me, but calculate some extra days for shipping and unpack extra careful, immediately check the tuning and give the snares some slack, if overtuned. Maybe Hluru can offer sets of spare snares or add a few more. I could not find them in your webstore.
Thank you very much for your detailed evaluation.
Regarding the issues you mentioned, we will feedback to our factory, thank you again.
At the same time, thank you very much for your positive evaluation to us, your evaluation is very valuable for our customers.
I like my new drum! The scale is large enough to play a song but small enough for beginners like me. I really love the case it comes with too. It sounds different than I thought it would. Maybe the higher grade drums have a richer tone? I noticed that the low B on this drum vibrates a lot and it's a bit hard to hear the tone. I am very happy overall and if I want another tongue drum, I will be purchasing from you again in the future. Thankyou!
A very good handpan for the price. very nice warm sound and the instrument is very easy to play!
Hello, I am very happy to see that you like our mountain rain handpan drums.
As you feel, our other customers also like it very much.
Thank you for giving us a five-star praise, welcome to visit us again, we will continue to provide the best products for our customers.
This is a wonderful little harpika. It is quite heavy, but that makes it’s sound so much more beautiful than in hollow harpika models. Tuning is not too complicated, you just have to repeat it during the first week and then it will hold up fine. I am taking off one star, because the metal rings at the bottom started to deteriorate, after a while. I have added pictures, so you can see what I mean. When you buy the harpika you get extra strings. Maybe the rings can be added too. Because I don’t know how the wood will hold up, in the long run. You can play this instrument with or without nails. It comes with picks and picktape. The picks are handy for tuning, but playing with them is not very practical. If you like playing the kalimba this harpika will be a beautiful addition to your practice. Compliments to the designer; I have now rdered a second one, with 31 strings and can’t wait to play it!
Hello, thank you for your fair evaluation.
We are very happy to see your recognition of our lyre harp and thank you for ordering again.
Regarding the problem you mentioned, we will inform our factory to make improvements. Thank you for your reminder.