Octave mandola made in Portugal.
Solid spruce top.
Sapele back and sides.
Steel strings.
Tuning - (1st) M E, A A, D D, G G.
364 mm scale.
Matte finish.
Maker: Antonio Pinto Carvalho
Shaker made of plastic and natural skin. They can produce different patterns and pitch can be controlled by pressing harder or lighter on their skin surface. Usually played together to create a talking effect, they can be used for call and answer patterns in addition to standard shaker parts
Tam Tam Gong 25cm
Tam Tam gongs have a curved edge, which makes them have a more concentrated sound, not as expansive as Feng gongs.
They have 3 zones with different colors and thicknesses. The center and the rim are black and a central golden area is lowered and therefore finer.
Comes with a traditional-style fabric ball mallet and sturdy rope for hanging
Material: 7 metals
Rich in harmonics
Gong Made in Wuhan (China) in a traditional way
The gongs can have different sound even if they are of the same size since the sound also depends on the thickness and any small variation that may have occurred in its construction, as it is handmade. If you are interested in any size, you can request sound samples of those we have available.
Macrame lattice with seeds or wooden beads enclosing a hollow gourd, 2 models, different sizes. Used by many percussion ensembles in Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria etc. to energize their rhythms. A sound range from murmur to the roaring sea.
The tambourine or oceanic drum is a tambourine with a skin patch on both sides that, inside, has metallic balls that, when rolling at a slight inclination, simulate the sound of the waves of the sea. Depending on the incline, it sounds more or less smooth.
It is used as a sound effect in music therapy, sound baths or to create an atmosphere in any musical creation.
Diameter: 40cms.
Frame width: 7cm approx.
The decorative tape may be different from the photo.
They produce a greatly pure sound and were traditionally used to signal the beginning and end of meditation as well as Buddhist ceremonies. They are made in bronze with different mantras and sacred Tibetan texts engraved.
