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Gamelan Metallophone – Budget – Medium 7 key

£127.00 exc VAT

£152.40 inc VAT

RRP £139.70 exc VAT

Age 4 - 18+

  • Instruments 1
  • Players 1
  • L 41cm x W 21cm x H 37cm
  • Stock: 12
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The ‘Gamelan (Saron) – Budget – Medium 7 key’ is the medium unit of our Budget 7 key range.

The metal keys are made from recycled steel and are both strong and relatively light, and the sound quality is good thanks to the bamboo resonators underneath each key. The gamelan casings are plywood and are painted traditional Bali-style and each unit is tuned to the same Slendro scale as our Standard and Premium range instruments. This instrument is tuned one octave above the ‘Gamelan (Demung) – Budget – Large 7 key’ and one octave below the ‘Gamelan (Peking) – Budget – Small 7 key’.

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Product Information

What's included

To play the instrument, take the dedicated hammer-style beater (gamel) and firmly strike the key, letting the mallet bounce off swiftly. When you play a different note you should mute the previous one with your other hand so as to create a constant legato throughout the performance.

How to Play

To play the instrument, take the dedicated hammer-style beater (gamel) and firmly strike the key, letting the mallet bounce off swiftly. When you play a different note you should mute the previous one with your other hand so as to create a constant legato throughout the performance.

Delivery

We work with a small number of specialist logistic companies to deliver your order quickly and economically. The delivery method varies, depending on your location and the size of the order, as follows:

UK Locations

Orders up to 5kg – Courier 2 to 3 working day delivery. This would typically include books, smaller instruments, percussion baskets and djembes up to 40cm.

Orders over 5kg – Courier, next working day delivery. Most orders are sent this way.

Large orders – Pallet service, 3 to 5 working day delivery. Used for large orders and those with more fragile contents.

Please note:

  1. Above timings are from dispatch date. Time from placing your order will usually be one or two days longer, depending on the order and destination.
  2. Delivery to offshore or Highland addresses may take longer and may cost more than to UK mainland addresses and we’ll quote and agree the costs with you in advance. Please note that in these cases it’s fine to go ahead and place your order, and there’s no obligation on your part until the delivery costs have been quoted and accepted by you.
  3. For some destinations, where a courier service isn’t available, we may send by Royal Mail instead.

International Locations

Orders weighing less than 1kg and not too bulky – Post Office Airmail. This would include books and smaller percussion instruments.

Orders weighing more than about 1kg and large orders – international courier or pallet service. We’ll obtain competitive quotes and agree these with you in advance.

Please note that it’s fine to go ahead and place your international order prior to confirming shipping costs, and that there’s no obligation on your part until the delivery costs have been quoted and accepted by you. Payment for international orders, including shipping costs, is required before dispatch of the goods.

Returns

Please let us know straight away if anything arrives damaged or otherwise in a substandard condition and we’ll be happy to replace it, refund the cost or provide you with an alternative product to your satisfaction. Speed is of the essence here as most courier companies will only accept responsibility for damage in transit if the damage is reported within 24 hours of delivery.

 In the event of damage, please take photographs, including any damage to the packaging, and email these to us ASAP.

Similarly, if an instrument  develops a fault within 12 months of purchase in the course of normal use (though excluding fair wear and tear), please let us know, and we’ll replace it or refund the cost. It’s also very helpful for us to see photos of the issue as this gives us solid information for changing the design, the production method or the packing materials.

But please do contact us before returning any damaged or substandard items. Once we’ve approved their return, please send to:  Drums for Schools Limited, 21 Shaftesbury Avenue, Burton Joyce NG14 5GL 

We really appreciate your feedback in the case of faults (or if you think an instrument could be improved in any way) and we take all such feedback very seriously indeed.

A great choice for use within the classroom – half the class can support with smaller percussion and coach the Djembe players, then swap over roles part way through.

Richard McKerron

A great starting point for building your own Taiko performance orchestra, or as a centre piece for your current classroom percussion selection.

Richard McKerron

Thank you everything arrived promptly and the children and staff have been having fun playing on and learning how to play the drums.

Ann Bunworth
St Stephens Community Primary School

Thank you very much – we are happy with the musical instument which arrived in good condition.

Marianne van Brandenburg
Angel Place Nursery

A great choice for community groups, showcases and schools, the Premium instruments are of solid, ornate design with powerful gongs, backed up by a generous run of Ceng Ceng cymbals.

Richard McKerron