Workshop SAMI (workshopSAMI)

Hi there!

We are making forged steel tonque drums (also khown as tank drums or hank drum).

Big and small, with engraving optionally.

Each one of our engravings is a unique painting, designed by us.

You can also choose an exact painting or a patternstyle preferred, and we will adapt it to the shape of a steel tongue drum.

We do not use old gas cylinders to make our drums. (This type of metal is low-quality and tend to be eroded soon.)

Our steel tonque drums are made by hand from sheet metal of high quality.

The special design of shape, sound hole and tonques of our drum makes its sound fuller, deeper, longer-lasting.

To save the drum from rust (corrosion) both outside and inside, we use the bluing technique. Unlike other techniques it doesn't affect the musical parameters of the instrument. It also looks better and becomes a part of the drum's unique and beautiful design.

We do not manifacture our products, our aim is not to sell more and more, but to provide really good quality! First of all, our drums are the part of us.

It takes 4-7 days of hard work to make one instrument (it depends on the engraving and the size). Making a steel tongue drum needs more than 6000 hammer strikes (Just imagine how much energy does it take, oh...)

We also make steel tonque drums of smaller size. The thickness of metal can be different in this case, so the weight of a drum also decreases (to only 1,5 kilo!). The sound of such a model, though, remains as clear as the sound of big ones.
You can easily take it to a party or a fest. Main advantages of this mini-drum are portability and light weight.

Thank you for the interest to our steel tongue drums!
We will be glad to answel your questions – feel free to contact us!

Have a nice day)