Artisan Instruments Tongue Drum Hot Steel Satin 8 Note A Hirajoshi

Artisan Instruments Tongue Drum Hot Steel Satin 8 Note A HirajoshiArtisan Instruments 8 Note Tongue Drum Scale: A Hirajoshi Finish: Hot Steel Satin Steel Circles Made in CANADA! Our Artisan Instruments Tongue Drums are handcrafted in Canada with care and precision, designed to offer a beautiful musical experience for players of all levels. Whether you're a seasoned musician or picking up an instrument for the very first time, you'll be delighted by the ethereal sound and rich resonance these drums produce. Even

Artisan Instruments 8 Note Tongue Drum

Scale: A Hirajoshi

Finish: Hot Steel Satin - Steel Circles

Made in CANADA!

Our Artisan Instruments Tongue Drums are handcrafted in Canada with care and precision, designed to offer a beautiful musical experience for players of all levels. Whether you're a seasoned musician or picking up an instrument for the very first time, you'll be delighted by the ethereal sound and rich resonance these drums produce. Even complete beginners can effortlessly create beautiful, soothing music—no prior experience needed!

Now upgraded for an even better playing experience, each drum features two coats of finish to enhance both durability and depth of color. We’ve also improved our mallets: each pair now includes a high-quality black rubber ball and a birch wood handle, delivering a warmer, more resonant tone and a more comfortable feel compared to our previous wool-wrapped metal design.

Every tongue drum comes with a neoprene carry bag and a pair of mallets, making it easy to take your music wherever you go.

Watch a Video of Kristian Making a Tongue Drum

About the Makers

Artisan Instruments officially became a company in March of 2021, but it was conceived in the mind of Kristian Power around six years earlier when he was working at the One World Drum Company as a teacher and technician for West African djembes. His passion for music had started young – at seven years old he pestered his parents until they bought him his first guitar. He performed in talent shows and joined numerous bands as his collection of instruments grew to include djembes, congo drums, flutes, trombones, saxophones, ukuleles, didgeridoos, and every kind of guitar. He loved being on the stage and engaging the audience. A turning point in his story was his first encounter with a handpan (hung drum). Here is the story in his words:

Then, In 2017 a friend introduced Kristian to the process of turning a propane tank into a tongue drum which has a similar sound and tone to a handpan. The challenge of turning a piece of garbage into a beautiful piece of art that also created gorgeous tones and could be played by anyone took over Kristian’s creative mind. He set to work to figure out the best ways to clean the tanks, cut the tanks, cut the tongues, weld the shells, apply a sturdy and beautiful finish, and tune and tune again to achieve the best tone and resonance. With every batch of drums, he has improved his techniques and systems to make the drums better and now, five years later, the Singing Steel Drum is the flagship instrument for Artisan Instruments.

Listen to Videos of the Available Scales.

We can special order any scale shown in the tongue drum videos below.

How to play a tongue drum

You can play your drum with either the supplied mallets or your fingers and thumbs. To play with your fingers, strike the drum quickly as though the steel were very hot. Have fun, experiment, and use your imagination to discover your own technique - there is no right or wrong way to play.

The notes are laid out on each of the drums so that you can create a most beautiful melody by starting at the bottom and alternating right and left hands as you go around the instrument.  You can also play a beautiful tune by moving around the instrument in a circular manner. 

Watch a video that I made while out in the forest.  I offer a few different ideas to create your own tunes.

Custom Orders

Are you looking for a model or scale not listed on our website? No problem.  We can custom order a drum for you. 

 Listen to our playlist of some of the models that we have had in our store.