Our most amazing and popular creation...: "The Oscar©" -  a steel tongue-drum!
The only drum of it's kind in the world...THE ORIGINAL (don't be fooled by imitators)**

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The Oscar (steel tongue drum)

 
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The Oscar (steel tongue drum)

This hand made creation from Tribal Thunder is easily playable with your fingers/hands or the included mallets for greater volume. Rank beginners will have hours of fun instantly with no noisy learning curve!
This instrument is less than 12" across and 9" high (weight about 7 pounds), but INCREDIBLY responsive. It is a resonator (no holes or ports, the sounds flows from within), tuned to 6 notes that sound as clear as a Tibetan Bell or Tingsha - and  resonating just as long! With only 6 notes, you can play many multi-tonal sounds by tapping with different pressure, muting, or play full chords by striking more than one tongue! As suitably perfect for meditation as it is for a drum jam...or anywhere you feel like some music - easily played in your lap, on a tabletop or under your arm.

Since these have a relatively small footprint, you could surround yourself in a ring of differently tuned Oscar™ drums, or play with a group  -  and create your own orchestral soundscape!

NOW AVAILABLE The Oscar© "SLIM"
Same great sound, half the calories!

Oscar Slims Oscar Slims

** These are different than a Steel Pan or Hang Drum (some of which have sold for thousands of dollars  on eBay), but sound equally beautiful with a musical personality of their own. These are the original and only Oscar© Drums created by Tribal Thunder from Oscar De Los Santos original design.

Special introductory price, only $400 CAD (plus shipping & handling*)

Please add colour choice (you can tell us the number or name) to "notes" section of your order AND please specify "SLIM" or "REGULAR" flavour!

If you would like a particular scale, add that to your order as well

Solid colours are: 1. Red, 2. Dark Red, 3. Orange, 4. Burnt Orange, 5. Lemon Yellow, 6. Burnt Yellow,
7. Lime Green, 8. Forest Green, 9. Sky Blue, 10. Navy Blue, 11. Deep Purple, 12. Black
We also have five 4-colour drums (like the one above) available.
All drums have a black base

 Oscar™ Carry Bag

Nylon carry bag for the "Oscar™" $40 (plus shipping & handling*)

*Shipping will be calculated when we have your address (or you may pick it up if you are local to the Simcoe, ON area)
Please note that due to the unique nature of these hand made drums (like all Tribal Thunder products), creation is done one at a time so it may take a week or two to fill your order...we will contact you when it is ready to be shipped or picked up.

Pay for shipping here...be sure to include your correct mailing address!

Customer Comments

Oh... My... God...
I just got my Oscar & it is...
SO beautiful!

Nothing could have prepared me for the beauty & brightness & resonance emanating from that celestial.
I can not put into words how good it feels just to hear it, let alone play it.
It's absolutely amazing, it just feels like the whole house is flowing with good energy.

I can not thank you enough,
Sam (Australia)

Hi
I received my Oscar drum two days ago. I have fallen in love with it! Have been playing it now for two days straight, can't stop.
I am so happy that I found your website and the oscar. Me and my drummer had a two hour jam with the Oscar and tabla drums, it sounded absolutely wonderful, drifted away. I will try to mount some contact microphones to it and add some delay, chorus and maybe even try it through a Leslie Cabinet.
Anyway, thanks a lot for this wonderful steel drum, absolutely groovy!
 
Best regards, Christian

I *love* my new Oscar drum, thank you very much! Good thing Ricky offered to drive us home, since I played most of the way! A great big thank you to everyone at Tribal Thunder - Joan, Marci, Oscar and all - for making us feel so welcome and giving us a tour plus a great jam! I know this is the beginning of musical adventures together Organic Groove meets Tribal Thunder!

Kat The Drumming Diva (Cambridge, ON - Canada)

I received my Oscar drum today and...It's absolutely amazing! I love it, I love it, I LOVE IT! I've been playing for one and a half hours straight now, and I'm still not done. The sound's incredible, and after playing for half an hour I started to figure out how to get certain types of sounds and what the right technique was for playing with my hands. The mallets give an absolutely overwhelming sound. You should really update your audio recordings on the website, they don't even come close to the real thing! Thanks for your personal notes on the letter. When I've practiced some more I'll be sure to post a movie on YouTube. You'll here from me in a few months when I've got enough money to buy another one. Just one isn't going to keep me satisfied for all too long! :)
Thanks again. Keep doing what you do!

Greets,
Steven (Netherlands)

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