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

NOW EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE - The Oscar© "SLIM" (60% slimmer than the original size)

Solfeggio

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Spectacular new paintjobs!
Oscar Slim™

 
This sample is in C Minor Pentatonic scale & was recorded raw, no effects added.(click play to listen - may take a moment to load on slower connections)

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Oscar© Drum Bag 
New & improved Oscar© Drum Bag
Heavy duty straps, polyvinyl body with piping, padding all throughout,
heavy duty lockable zipper and  a Velcro grip.

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 about 12" across and less than 6" high (weight about 6 pounds), but INCREDIBLY responsive. It is a resonator (no holes or ports, the sounds flows from within), tuned to 6 or 8 notes that sound as clear as a Tibetan Bell or Tingsha - and resonating just as long! You can easily 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!

 ** These are different than a Steel Pan, Hank, Hapi 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 the original design of Oscar De Los Santos.

ONLY $525

(Both 6 note & 8 note models at the same price for a limited time)
Price includes: mallets, drum ring & the new & improved carry bag!

>> Selected models may occasionally be available at a discount, sign up for the email list (at left) to get all the latest news! <<

If selected colour is not available, Tribal Thunder will choose for you.
If a scale is not selected we will ship a drum in the most popular scale available.
For custom orders,
please contact us first.

Colours available: 1. Red 2. Orange 3. Yellow 4. Green 5. Blue 6. Purple

Scales available:

  • Ake bono Japanese scale in 6 note is G Ab C D Eb G

    • 8 note is C D Eb G Ab C D Eb

  • Pygmy (aka Dorian Pentatonic) Scale in 6 note is C D Eb G Bb C

    • 8 Note is Eb G Bb C D Eb G Bb

  • Persian Scale in 8 note only is D Eb F# G A Bb C# D

  • Harmony Scale only in 6 note C G F E C G

  • Minor Pentatonic scale in 6 note only C Eb F G Bb C

  • Major Pentatonic scale in 6 note only C D E G A C

  • All Pentatonic scales available upon request

Colour
Scale

All Oscar© Drums will be completed and shipped out within 2 - 3 weeks of receipt (not including shipping time). Rush orders may be accommodated, conditional upon available stock.

*plus shipping outside of Canada (Ontario residents will be charged HST)
*Shipping will be calculated/invoiced 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 and due to high demand it may take 2 - 3 weeks to complete your order...we will contact you when it is ready to be shipped or picked up.

 

Customer Comments

Morningside Central Public School purchased a class set of Oscars (5 in total)
They're BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much.
The students were so excited this morning they were out before I had the keys out of my hand!
My niece and I played them for 2 hours last night.
Thank you for the beautiful work you did on our Oscars. I can't wait
to see what we do with them.
Angela Maccaroni

 

Priscilla Hernandez Singer, songwriter Priscilla Hernandez (Barcelona) enjoys her new Oscar™ and featured it on her recent CD "The Underliving" Visit her website at http://www.yidneth.com

New Years Eve drum jam - Gerima (playing The Oscar©), Tibor, Jenny & Jon
Click to watch the video on YouTube

Today I get Oscar!!
I'm so happy that I did not take into words!
The sound is very beautiful and soothing and brings me to another world.
Thank you that you have created something wonderful!

I love it!!
Peace and happy greetings from Austria
Romana 

PS.: Thank you very much for the sweet Teddy bear!! I love it too!!

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 own one of these Oscars, just purchased it the other day. Tribal Thunder has several in different pitches but they all sound amazing.
I picked up one with a "pigmie" pitch - great tone and the craftsman ship is awesome. My wife purchased a hand drum from them for me and that was how we learned of the Oscar.
I tried playing a few together while I was there, amazing is all I can say. I have played drum kits for 20+ years and really like playing it with the mallets.
By the way, the posted pic does no justice to how awesome these look in person.
Mick

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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