Grand Whalophone - Turtle Drums large waterphone - 42 brass rods! Bow included!

Description

Grand whalophone - is a bigger brother of a classic whalophone - a superb quality waterphone produced by Turtle Drums. The extraordinary, beautiful and eerie sound that it produces gives an out-of-this-world sensation to the listener being a perfect instrument to create moving atmosphere in concerts, movies, spectacles and all sort of shows (also a great addition in a storytelling experience).
There are many ways to produce sound from whalophone - you can use your bare hands, knock the spikes with your fingers or with mallets, or finally, use a bow which significantly enhances the spectrum of sounds. To create incredible "wah-wah" effect just pour some water inside the whalophone (into the holding pipe) and listen how it talks to you when you play it!
Grand whalophone is a one of a kind, large waterphone consisting of 42 different length rods permanently attached to a stainless steel body with silver joint. High silver content silver joint provides extra durability and a great resonance of the instrument. Rods are made out of brass, alloy known for its great sound properties and transparent timbre.
Holes located above the handle enable to hang waterphone on a line, relieving arm from instrument's weight.
Now you can pick any colour for you waterphone handle! You can choose either from our offer of elegant handle colours or ask for your unique custom colour! Just write the desired colour in a purchase message!
Each whalophone we make is unique - all materials used to produce whalophones meet highest quality standards - our customers are 100% satisfied with our long - lasting waterphones!
"I did receive my Whalophone and it is a remarkable instrument! Thank you so much for your beautiful artistry and craftmanship. The sound is truly stunning, unlike anything I have ever heard before. I am having so much fun exploring...creating a palette of very different textures and sounds. It is the perfect accompaniment to my Sound Healing/Meditation practice. My clients adore the sounds as well, saying it "transports" them to other realms!"
- review by Michelle from NYC
Listen to the sounds of grand whalophone produced using bow and mallets:
soundcloud.com/samuel-szatek/grand-whalophone
In the set with classic whalophone comes:
1) Handmade czech bow 4/4, made with natural horsehair
2)
4 types of mallets - each for creating different sound expression - 2 sets of suppressed wound mallets, superball mallets, and wooden mallets
Dimensions of the instrument:
Base diameter: 12.6 in/ 32cm
Height: 15.3 in/ 40 cm
Weight: 2.3kg / 5 lbs
IMPORTANT NOTE:
We give a 2-year warranty on all our waterphones!
I will gladly answer all your questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Also visit my eBay page to see for other instruments I sell, including tank drums!
The items are shipped from Poland.
Have a good buy! :)