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RAV Vast G Pygmy
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Description
Enjoy the deep and mystical sound when playing the G Pygmy RAV Vast. This scale was inspired by severe primaeval nature. It conjures up in your mind the pictures of stalactite caves, lava fields, cold springs, deep creeks and old-growth forests. The sound of the G Pygmy will take you to the places where the spirits of nature live.
This is another Pygmy scale drum created by RAV Vast. Along with the E Low Pygmy RAV Vast and the F Pygmy RAV Pan the G Pygmy creates a perfect trio in a very 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 the 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 originally tuned in G minor. However, you can also get some other scales - Bb maj, G Phrygian, Bb Mixolydian – if you switch the keynote and change the note progression a little. 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 3rd and 4th octave. 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 no too much noise of your fingers playing, the sound is still warm and thick.
The G Pygmy is sometimes called as the “day-and-night” scale. It has both major and minor tones and can create two distant moods. The higher notes provide a diurnal sunny 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 is great for both slow and fast playing that’s what makes it really versatile.
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. Just like the B Celtic Minor, it’s a great scale to start your RAV journey and to easy 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.
The Pygmy scale lovers will appreciate their favorite scale retranslated by the amazing RAV tongue drum. If you are choosing between the E Low and G Pygmy scales, put a note that the E Low Pygmy has a really low sound, and that’s what makes outdoor playing and recording more challenging (compare the online audio samples to get this difference between two scales). The G Pygmy RAV Vast has a higher voice and has an incredible acoustic potential. It will become a perfect tool for meditation thanks to its minor sound which helps you to get deeper into a special state of mind.
The G Pygmy pairs well with another G Pygmy, E Low Pygmy and G Minor Pentatonic. Playing these scales you’ll feel the togetherness with the magical music that they create.
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CS
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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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Steve
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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. |
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Bernie
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Bonjour à toutes l'équipe de RAV VAST, D'abord, je vous félicite pour votre service de communication avant l'achat et de sa livraison. Bonus pour votre nouveau site internet bien documenté avec joueur virtuel et ses démos. Voila, j'ai reçu mon G Pygmy, il y a une semaine et j'en suis très content. Il est envoûtant dans son côté sombre et profond avec l'alternance du jour et de la nuit. Comme vous l'affirmez, il est comparable à un hand pan mais dans un autre univers aussi intéressant. J'ai beaucoup d'hésité dans le choix sur toutes vos gammes. Comme j'ai une préférence pour les notes graves, mon G Pygmy me convient très bien. Par contre, vous faîtes des gammes plus aiguës vraiment sympa comme les trois celtiques en B et D ainsi que les deux majeurs en B et D. J'ai toujours dit que vos steel tongue drum sont la «Rolls-Royce» par les qualités de son et de bonne facture d'instrument de musique. Longue vie à la musique sous toutes ses formes. Palmier.jpg (1.56 Mb) |
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Sibdoyal Kushwant
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Got my G Pygmy today. Marvelous, simply marvelous. Thank you Rav Vast Team for making such great works of art. Great instrument! I tried it today, the resonance is simply amazing.
I also wanted to thank you for the amazing support in choosing my first Rav Vast and helping me through the whole process. Got the black shirt and cool fluorescent designs and the black bag. Very nice products. 🙏🏼 Thank you to all of you. Kush 07F18321-C2DC-4943-BB12-94EE37844C9F.jpeg (262.7 Kb) |
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Jennifer Mendoza
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My G Pygmy is so much fun to play. I love how the tune of the drum takes me into a different dimension as I strike the mysterious and enchanting tunes. The shipping was super fast and you’re able to track its route towards you.
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Anja
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Thanks RAV team. The delivery was quick and uncomplicated! You answered my questions quickly. The drum was well received due to the safe packaging.
I fell in love with this instrument when I heard it for the first time on YouTube. I'm totally unmusical and the price of this drum is shocking. So, I decided to try the Kosmosky drum first. One year later, I fullfilled my dream of the RAV drum. And it is so amazing. The sound of G Pygmy is incredible. It is so easy to play with fingers. No comparison. Thanks, thanks, thanks. I can really recommend the instrument and the shop! |
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shiwang
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It is a really intuitive and fun scale to play. The sound is really warm and lush. If rain drops could dance they would dance to the rhythm of the vast pygmy :)
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Noah
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My G Pygmy scale is my favorite RAV drum so far! I was actually surprised by their extremely fast shipping (the drum are produced in Russia and came to Rotterdam in around 9-10 days). The drum arrived in a firmly packed box (it took a bit of work to open it!) all protected with foam plastic and was all safe and sound. Couldn’t stop myself from playing it right away. The quality is reckless. The average tank drums are not even close to the quality of the RAV vast. My G Pygmy has a thick and warm sound and is very very mystical. Somehow it reminds me of voodoo magic:) A few times a week I go to a park in my neighbourhood and play my G Pygmy there. It always attracts so much attention! I can understand why people call it spacedrum music. The sound is so unusual and very catchy! I’m happy I had a chance to buy a spacedrum haha! |
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Emma Garcia
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I love my RAV drum G Pygmy! It totally corresponds to my mood - it’s serious and solid. And I love this very natural sound it provides! Seems like you get back to wild nature when you are playing it. This drum is super-easy to play. I’ve found so many cool progressions so far! And I can see there’s still so much to learn. The youtube tutorials helped me a lot. I really feel like the drum itself gives me a cue of which note to tap the next. The note progressions are harmonious all the way around. No need to think up all the melody in advance - you can improvise and play intuitively easily - it will still sound good! I also ordered the mallets (they give such a deep and loud sound, especially the black puffy ones) and I actually like playing both mallets and hands depending on what kind of sound I want to get. |
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Günter
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Hi everybody,
From Russia send to my Island in the South Pacific and through customs in under 3 weeks..... in Covid times. Very impressive. Thank you for this achievement ! The packaging was impressive as well. It had could be shot in a rocket to Mars and would not have had a scratch. On the other hand, many people try to avoid to produce to much rubbish in these days. Our planet is suffering. And this was packed with a ton of stuff. Made me a bit sad. But I wanted this drum and I wanted it to arrive unharmed. I may should not expect that Aladdin on a flying carpet would deliver it from his hands. Instead it made its way in Airplanes from Russia to Germany, from Germany to England, being moved within England, then to the U.S. and being transported around there before it was finally flown to Australia and from there to my Island. And all this in a ton of wrapping. What will ya do ? It had to be. May the planet forgive me. The drum itself is from the first look and touch just an beautiful object. An eye catcher. So well crafted, such a beauty. And it gets even better when you start to play it. I'm no musician. I thought this instrument could finally let me play some music without learning. Just intuitive playing. And I was right. You can do exactly that. Depending on your mood and your creativity, different sounds and melodies are produced. Different areas on the drum have different sounds and if somebody is willing one could learn at least 20 ways of playing this instrument. Little kids can find an easy access to sound and music through this instrument as well. It is very relaxing and absolutely intuitive. I can only recommend it. A little downside is that I have to care for it as well. As I live in a humid area of the world, I need to rub it with oil once or twice a week. I learned this only when reading the instructions. I would have liked to know that earlier. No worry, I will take care as it is a wonderful peace of hand-craft which makes me happy :) For the price tag I have to say that it is an investment. Around 650-700 USD plus shipping plus taxes, that is a lot of cash. I recommend warmly not to be in a hurry but wait for a special. I got the feeling there is all the time one offer coming and going for every occasion of the year. While I'm writing this, the offer is -15% and half on DHL/EMS shipping. That is a better deal then I had. The deal in the moment would have saved me another 70 USD. So again, do not be in a hurry. Take your time if you are interested to buy. I did not bought any of the accessories because I think they are overpriced. So may as well the instrument itself but I do not regret my decision. I love my drum and it makes me happy. The work involved is made by very dedicated people. From the sellers, to the shipping department, the builders of the instruments....all very dedicated people. Thank you again RAV VAST for this fine instrument and all your good heart and work in it. |