F Big Bear Skipping Stone

F Big Bear Manastone Steel Tongue Drum Genre:  Pop, Chill, Rock, Meditation Feeling:  Calming, Mysterious, Jungle Vibes, Adventurous Playability:  Easy & Intuitive Key: F Scale:  F Bb C Eb F G Ab Bb C Number of Notes:  9   *Rubber mallets included in every order.    Benefit   This is a natural minor classic 9 note scale. This scale is calming and also slightly mysterious. This scale is easy to become calm with and fall asleep to because it's soft and beautiful. 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. It's easy to play, and good for collaboration with other musicians.  Fun Facts "Big bear" is a Chinese minor scale. Dàxióng is "big bear" in Chinese, it's powerful, strong and driving, easy to jam on.  Babies and children love this scale! They tend to remain transfixed, curious and calm when it is played.  Feeling The feeling of this drum is primarily calm. It contains some minor chords which make it less "bright" than the F mixotonic, making it more calming-feeling.  Playability This is a very playable drum because the notes and combination of notes (chords) are very familiar to our ears.  MATERIALS & 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 ALSO RECOMMENDED  Double-Sided Manastone Steel Tongue Drums Floating Tongue Drums HANDCRAFTED WITH LOVE IN A SMALL MOUNTAIN WORKSHOP IN CRESTONE, COLORADO