Chorded 12-key wooden tongue drum
Est. 1974

The Original
Tongue Drum

"The drawing of sound from wood is among the oldest and most primal manifestations of human communication and musical expression."

- Michael Thiele, Founder of Hardwood Music

Music of the 9-Key Geo

Always listen with headphones for highest quality! If your tuning track isn't listed, contact us for a sample.

  1. New Standard E
  2. E diatonic
  3. "Song for Slope" A
  4. "Song for Slope" B flat
  5. "Jack's" G minor
  6. D minor
  7. Celtic G
  8. "Nemo" G harmonic minor
  9. Akebono

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"Jumbo Drum" Chorded 12-Key

"Jumbo Drum" Chorded 12-Key

Regular price$1,495.00
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Handcrafted in Flagstaff, Arizona using carefully selected exotic hardwoods. Comes with mallets. Dimensions 24” L X 9” W X 6” H.

The “Jumbo Drum” is a Chorded 12-Key with the bass turned up to max. While we only build these on occasion, they are one of the most pleasing and powerful drums we make. This is a tuning that employs the “standing wave” acoustic principal. This creates a rich and highly-sustaining tone by “duplicating” a particular pitch on more than one tongue (note). The result is a musical personality that conveys peacefulness and centering.

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Handcrafted

All of our drums are handcrafted and tuned at our shop in Flagstaff, AZ. Each board is hand-picked for visual beauty and acoustic excellence. We’ve become masters at listening for tone quality in each piece of hardwood.

Hands playing 12-key wooden tongue drum with mallets

Musical Freedom

We call the tuning compositions in our drums "open-harmonic". This means that anyone, regardless of prior knowledge or musical ability, can create music that sounds pleasing to the ear without a worry of playing a "wrong note".

Organic Voice

By nature, all Hardwood Music instruments are one of a kind. Built from the exotic hardwoods of the world, each of our drums offer a unique musical voice. Since no two planks of wood are alike, no two drums are either.  

|Nature is music|

Bring the sound of wood into your environment

|Be Inspired|

Where will your creative journey take you?

HMC Spotlight

Tongue Drums at the Hotel California
Animation & Multimedia

creative partnership

Ember Lab is an animation and digital content studio now developing their first game title, Kena: Bridge of Spirits. The adventure takes players on a journey of self-discovery as Kena restores balance to an ancient village in a once-thriving environment. This immersive world will feature a creative use of HMC drums in its playful and mystical soundtrack.