That's amazing to hear, thank you for your sincere opinion, it is very much appreciated and there is still a lot in me to share with the world :)

Olá, quero dar.te os parabéns pelos teus trabalhos em carpintaria. para uma rapariga tens mto talento... vejo que conseguiste um grande patrocínio de equipamento de uma marca norte americana, algo que nao se ve em Portugal, mto fixe!!! continua com o excelente trabalho! devias fazer algusn videos em portugues, sei que em Portugal é dificil haver marcas com a qualidade de equipamento como as norte americanas...um abraço

@@GetHandsDirty i know quite some time has past since this post but I found your awesome video, as I just recently learned about these instruments and am currently in my researching phase of my own future project. I was wondering if I could pick your brain in the tone department.. like your choice of key, final layout of note locations on the actual playing surface, etc.. Regardless, your final product looks and sounds amazing! I love the simple, streamlined, art modern-esque design features with the round edges, the sleek pattern of the tongues, the singular wood inlay pinstripe, and how both natural colors of the wood are pleasantly complimentary to one another but lend a beautiful contrast against each other. And last but certainly not least, the sound you achieved at the end of the process is amazing and inspiring. Such a peaceful and relaxing timbre. Hopefully this reaches you, and you receive my message of appreciation for your efforts and your work. I hope my end product looks and sounds half as good yours when I move from planning, onto and finishing to the building process. Cheers from California

It was a bit difficult at first but it was worth sleeping 3 to 4 hours a night for a couple days :D Thanks guys!

I appreciate that! Thank you!!!

awesome comment

That's right! ;) If I could only throw away all the stress behind it, hah!

Yes, it's super fun to play and once you find to solve the little problems, it's so exciting to get it working properly! You should try it :)

Thanks David! So awesome to have your feedback :D

Ahah thank you! That's a big compliment!

Yeah, I noticed that on some videos :)

That's so awesome to hear, thank you so much!

Now that I'm watching, it may have been the wood I used for the top. I may need to pick up some Paduk or Wenge. The extra mass may help as well. Yours not only sounds great, it's absolutely beautiful. Great Job Chris!

Maybe yes, KRT Wood talks about that on his video. I inserted a card to his video at some point here but his conclusion was that 1/2" is a good starting point rather than 3/4" or thicker. But it may depend on other factors...because if you search for drums from WoodPack or Hardwood Music Company, but all seem to be about 3/4" when paying attention to the videos/photos. So it's kind of a mystery somehow! But go ahead and read the PDF I wrote, you have free access on my patreon post an maybe my conclusions might help.

Get Hands Dirty thanks. I’ll definitely check it out.

I had some success with 3/4". The trick is to make the tongue long enough or make sure the end is much thicker than the base. I did a few videos about tongue drums and have some blog write ups. Check them out if you are still stuck! Good luck it is a fun project!