was great sounding and i learned to play itb easy

This tongue drum has a good, resonant sound for the price. The included mallets are functional, but they're a bit too small, and the rubber heads can fly off. I wish the included music book had more western songs. I got the purple 13-note drum. It's in the key of C, no sharps or flats. It would be a good instrument for children because it's so durable, but it's also a good drum for everyone.

The hang drum is such an interesting instrument! The package arrived intact with a nice drum bag, drum sticks and simple music score. The drum itself looks flawless with solid metals. The sound it plays is very pleasing to hear and all the notes harmonize well. Would recommend!

This is the 12" 13 note drum. Every note sounds good! Even the highest notes ring out clear if you learn their sweet spots. Many people would think that's the tip of the tongue (is that a pun?), but for the smaller tongues, it's often the lower part. You also need to practice your attack. Like the way you snap your wrist when throwing a Frisbee. You'll get the loudest sound when using the mallets, softer sound with the rubber finger tips, and even softer with bare hands.

This is the 5th drum I've owned, and the best sounding. I believe it's because it has been fine-tuned. Look closely at the pictures & you'll see that the ends of some of the slits that define the tongues are extended slightly by thinner cuts. This means the drums have been fine-tuned after the initial tongue cutting process. This equates to a drum that, being tuned precisely, sounds good! I've had other drums with awful sounding harmonics when 2 or more tongues are struck simultaneously.

I was pretty excited by the Harmonic Star 10", 11 note drum. Then I read the review here by Dism - May 4, 2022 and decided to buy this Rakumi. I bought them both, but will be returning the Harmonic Star. The Rakumi 12" sounds so much more alive!

I like the fact that magnets will stick to this drum so you can lower the pitch of tongues by sticking magnets to them. I only wish the hole in the bottom was larger to easier accommodate my hand.

I thought the stickers looked pretty tacky, but realized that the clear rectangular part can be peeled off, leaving the gold number! Just peel slowly, and parallel to the drum, not straight up.

I'm bothered by people who leave a 1 Star review because rubber feet or accessories are missing. Contact the seller. Contact Amazon. They will make it right.

I also see lots of complaints about dead notes. I wonder if people aren't taking the time to learn where the sweet spot of each tongue is.

Buy this drum! Enjoy it!

I bought this for my Grandson who is Autistic. He is eight years old. It is so hard to find gift that he will end up using and liking. He was excited about it. It comes with a small lesson book with songs. I bought another book with songs that I knew he would recognize. He went right to it. We showed him one of the songs in the book. Then we noticed he was teaching himself the song by listening to the pitch. This purple one was for my Grand Daughters birthday. She was turning 5.My grandson could not bring his out without Sister all over him wanting to try it too. Great gift especially if your Autistic child is interested in music. But a good gift for anyone my Grand Daughter was enjoying it too