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RAV Vast G Pygmy
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Description
G Pygmy RAV Vast will enchant you with its deep and mystical sound. Severe primaeval nature inspired us to create this scale. It conjures up the pictures of stalactite caves, lava fields, cold springs, deep creeks and old-growth forests in your mind. The sound of the G Pygmy scale will take you to the places where the spirits of nature live.
There is another RAV Vast Pygmy scale drum – E Low Pygmy RAV Vast. These tongue drums and the F Pygmy RAV Pan create a perfect trio in a truly beloved handpan/hang drum tuning.
This scale is a great choice to become your first RAV drum, especially if you are looking for a darker sound to create a mysterious mood. Advanced players will enjoy the opportunity to choose between the major and minor feel and create highly contrasting compositions.
The G Pygmy is a mysterious scale. The melodies composed with the G Pygmy are full of heavy rainy clouds and the smell of ozone before a storm. This RAV drum is made of 1.5 mm special steel that provides a deep acoustic sound with a great number of harmonious overtones to this musical instrument.
The Pygmy scale has a very nice-sounding chord progression that is highly popular among handpan music players. Just like the B Celtic, the G Pygmy is a pentatonic instrument. Nevertheless, the G Pygmy RAV drum has a different and very unique flavour. It’s initially tuned in G minor. However, you can also get some other scales - Bb Major, G Phrygian, Bb Mixolydian – if you switch the keynote and change the note progression slightly. In addition, this scale has a variety of chords available to it.
The bassy Ding is tuned in G2, and the rest of the tongues are tuned in the 3rd and 4th octaves. The G Pygmy has only one halftone (D3-D#3) and is a very harmonious scale. The fields above the steel tongues are well-tuned, and at the same time, there’s not too much noise of your fingers playing. The sound is still warm and thick.
For a rav drum G Pygmy is very versatile. It is sometimes called a “day-and-night” scale. It has both major and minor tones and can create two distant moods. The higher notes provide a sunny diurnal feel, while the lower notes bring in the nocturnal dramatic and meditative sound. You can switch between these two moods and create stunningly sophisticated and contrasting compositions. The G Pygmy tongue drum is great for both slow and fast playing. That’s what makes it multifaceted.
For whom this scale will work
Being one of the most popular RAV Vast scales, the G Pygmy has a lot to offer for both beginners and advanced players. If you choose the G Pygmy to be your first tongue drum, you’ll never have a chance to fail in playing. Like the B Celtic Minor, it’s a wonderful scale to start your RAV journey and quickly adapt to right away. You can experiment with melodies based on moving a single note and then try to fill them in with some percussive elements, slowly moving forward to adding chord progressions – dyads and triads. And at the same time, the G Pygmy is perfect for advanced creations and making more complicated compositions throughout your growing abilities.
Pygmy scale lovers will appreciate their favorite scale retranslated by the amazing RAV tongue drum. If you choose between the E Low and G Pygmy scales, note that the E Low Pygmy has a shallow sound, which makes outdoor playing and recording more challenging (you can compare these two scales in our virtual player). On the other hand, the G Pygmy RAV Vast has a higher voice and has an incredible acoustic potential. Thanks to its minor sound, it will become a perfect tool for meditation, which helps you get deeper into a particular state of mind.
The G Pygmy pairs well with other pygmy scales: G Pygmy, E Low Pygmy and G Minor Pentatonic. Playing these drums, you’ll feel the togetherness with the magical music that they create.
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I love my RAV g pygmy. Got the RAV today with the Travel hard case, soft backpack purple case, purple “ropeprotector for edge”, mallets, wood stand. All is perfect, all are such high quality. I did open in front of delivery as instructed to verify drum perfect. I’m in Oklahoma, USA and i received drum really fast with no glitches, i did have to pay my customs tax before DHL would deliver, it was $72 on $1150 purchase(incase it helps you to guess your customs tax, cause i was worrying… wow, wonder if the customs tax is gonna be outrageous) i took 6 months of drum when in 5th grade, that was 50 years ago! This is my new hobbie, looking forward to many years of learning and playing. The sound is awesome! I highly recommend all RAVs products. Thank you RAV team, Sincerely Geneva❤️
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G Pygmy! I have had this drum for about a week now and am still in awe over it. Now I know why it's so popular! :) The scale feels totally intuitive and several melodies came almost immediately on playing around. The sound is deep and mysterious and so much better in person than what most videos and sound samples capture. (One which I find comes very close is a video on Youtube by Anatoliy Gernadenko, best listened to with good speakers or headphones.)
As advertised the Pygmy has nice overtones that can be activated by striking different parts of the wings of the tongues, as well as the fields above them. The thinner steel seems to make these tones more sensitive and easier to activate (plus the whole drum is a bit lighter weight than others, which is great for traveling with it). Even light touches can really make this drum sing. Hitting some of the lower notes together, especially after the central ding, also makes this deep, bassy resonance that seems to fill the air and your body. I love it! Thanks again Rav team, for these wonderful instruments! G Pygmy drum.jpg (1.03 Mb) |
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I would like to thank the Rav Team for their support throughout the ordering process of my Rav Vast. Everything went very well, I received my G Pygmy quite quickly and in good condition.
The instrument is quite heavy and seems to be of good quality. The sounds of the G Pygmy are very airy, mystical with a touch of nostalgia. I had a spacedrum in the past and I prefer the sounds of the Rav. I found several melodies quite easily. It's easy to play at almost any time of the day, because if you play it softly, it's very quiet. There are really a lot of possibilities to explore, I'm just at the beginning. Thanks ! :) CIMG2984.JPG (1.29 Mb) |
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After years of dreaming about having that kind of instrument, I recently discovered Rav.
They bring us such a good handmade instrument at a very good price. So I bought it and planned to travel with him, spread his beautiful sound the nature around me. It tooks 14 days to come (that was during May and we have plenty holidays during this month in France, that's why). But when i got it, i left the next day. I spent a month playing everywhere and everyday, i love him so much. I keep playing everyday, practicing my skill and creating musics. This is an investment for your mind, for people, for nature and for love. IMG_5338.jpg (1.86 Mb) |
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Many thanks to Andrey and the whole RAV Team for such a beautiful instrument!
My G Pygmy arrived safely here in the US on 5 July, and daily sonic explorations have been ongoing since then. This scale is particularly rich with resonance, and the depth of harmonic response blows my mind every time I play - RAV Mallets have added a whole new range of sounds, too, and they're a really great addition to any RAV Vast. This instrument speaks with every touch, in many voices - I'm looking forward to many discoveries yet to come with this wonderful "spaceship"! 0.jpeg (617.38 Kb) |
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I already have a much loved RAV B Kurd so I knew what to expect. But I was still blown away by the G Pygmy - this scale has such an otherworldly deep sound and allows for effortless flow when playing. The different thickness of the steel makes the sound quite distinct. I play both on a daily basis. Highly recommended.
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I am in love with my RAV Vast! I'm so glad I chose the G Pygmy tuning! It is very easy to improvise and there are very few notes that don't sound beautiful following each other. I play a number of instruments, but I've never taken to anything the way I took to this drum! The sound is gorgeous, it looks beautiful, and I really want to play it! I think about playing it while I'm at work and can't wait to get home to sit down and make music! If the price has you in doubt, don't let it! This is easily the most fun instrument I have ever owned, and the ability to just sit down and invent a song off the top of my head is such an incredible feeling!
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Bonjour l'équipe RAV et les futurs acquéreurs,
J'ai reçu avec plaisir mon G Pygmy... Quel merveilleux instrument. Il est vraiment beau et les finitions sont excellentes. Le son qu'il dégage est sublime et envoûtant. Le temps passe vite à jouer dessus. J'ai hésité avec d'autres modèles, mais les vidéos, les avis et le virtual player mon aidé à choisir plus facilement. Étant débutant, j'ai trouvé quelques accords, mais il reste beaucoup à faire pour exploiter mon RAV. Le plus important étant tout d'abord le plaisir de jouer dessus avec des différents rythmes. Du calme de la méditation, en passant par un jeu plus rapide. Les possibilités sont énormes... A travers le toucher et le son du RAV, nous ressentons la passion de RAV de nous proposer une expérience unique. Merci et félicitations pour votre travail et engagement !!! Livraison en seulement 10 jours et impeccablement emballé. Je pense investir dans un trépied afin de pouvoir aussi jouer debout et gagner en mobilité... Celui qui hésite, ne pourra pas être déçu, les amis l'ayant essayés ont été envoûtés. Bon, je retourne sur mon RAV ; ) 20210512_212454_Burst02~2.jpg (1.01 Mb) |
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My G Pygmy along with the hard case, rope braid and mallets arrived on time and in pristine condition. It's definitely more impressive in person. The quality of the craftmanship is beautiful. I found the video demos helpful in making a scale selection, and the virtual online player well represents the actual tone.
Many thanks to the Rav Vast Team for being so generous with their time to make the ordering a great experience. I am in the USA so needless to say I was quite hesitant to purchase online an instrument I have never seen nor heard in person ... and not to mention I have no musical skills. But, their quick responses to all my emails, informative advisements proved to me the Rav Team believes in providing complete and excellent customer service. Realizing this gave me the confidence to buy the G Pygmy. Good times - thanks to the Rav Team. |
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I ordered my first Rav, a G Pygmy, and received it yesterday. The instrument is beautiful in craftsmanship and sound quality. It's so soothing to listen to and play! The resonation is as the name implies... Vast!
The interaction with the company was very quick and pleasant as well. They were kind and quick to respond. I look forward to purchasing more Rav drums in the future. I feel I've developed an expensive habit lol. |