E-Flat Hijaz Manastone Steel Tongue Drum
E-Flat (Eb) Hijaz Manastone Steel Tongue Drum
Genre: North Indian Raga, Hip-Hop, Middle Eastern
Feeling: Crunchy, Spooky, Desert Vibes, Magic Carpets
Playability: Slightly more difficult
Key: Eb Hijaz
Scale: Eb Bb B D Eb F Gb Ab Bb
Number of Notes: 9
*Rubber mallets included in every order.
Fun Fact
The Hijaz scale is the most common scale in North Indian classical raga.
Benefit
This drum covers an array of well-traveled tones and chord progressions. Like a moonlit camel ride, it can sound mystical, adventurous, action packed, and even spooky. It's a great drum for adding a bit of old world edginess to your surroundings.
Stimulating and interesting, the half steps build both interest and dynamics.
As with all Manastone steel tongue drums, all the notes are in scale. That means it's in perfect harmony with itself, so it's easy to make it sound good.
Feeling
We have created a steel tongue drum with this Hijaz scale so that you can bring the flavors of North Indian Raga right into your home. This drum feels like a portal to a far away land where the music is as spicy as the food. Connecting with other cultures through music is powerful.
Playability
We would rate this scale slightly more challenging to play due to the interesting half steps in this scale and it's minor sounding qualities. It is by no means difficult, but some ears may find it hard to piece together melodies with these different tones.
The Hijaz is one of our favorites and we highly recommend it to anyone who feels inspired by it.
MATERIALS AND BUILD
Drums made of tone tempered steel and sealed with a powder coat finish that is very tough, UV resistant, weather resistant and doesn’t pollute the environment or outgas like other paints.
Weight - 9.5 pounds
Size - 12 inch diameter X 8 inches tall, able to sit comfortably in your lap.
*For more information visit our FAQ.
Your drum will ship within 3 - 10 days of placing your order depending on how many other orders we have at the time. We hand make each drum to order in the order that they come in, and look forward to making yours :)
Thank you,
Noah & Nicholas
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