Nova 38 Gold – 15-Inch Steel Tongue Drum, 10 Notes, 432 Hz
🎵 Tuning: 432 Hz – slightly lower, softer pitch. Also available in 440 Hz (standard pitch).
The Novadrum 38 is a medium-sized steel tongue drum with 10 tuned notes (9+1) and 2–5 overtones per petal. Handcrafted from polished stainless steel, it’s perfect for sound healing, meditation, and music therapy, offering rich, clear tones. Gold is our polished stainless steel in its real golden colour — the colour of the steel itself — with the same sound as our Chromecore models.
🎨 Available Engraving Designs:
- Flower of Life – symbol of unity, creation, and harmony
- Mandala – representing wholeness and inner peace
- OM – sacred sound of the universe, ideal for meditation
- Sakura – Japanese cherry blossoms symbolizing renewal and beauty
- Sri Yantra – ancient symbol of spiritual balance and energy
- Tree of Life – representing connection, growth, and grounding
- Yin Yang – the balance of duality and harmony in life
✨ These engravings are laser-etched onto the center of the drum, creating a beautiful, lasting impression that won’t wear off over time.
Free engraving: choose your design in the “Engraving” selector above.
🎵 Tuning: 440 Hz or 432 Hz?
Every Nova model is made in two tunings. It is the same drum – the same steel, size, number of notes and handcrafted quality. Only the pitch reference is different.
- 440 Hz – the international concert standard. Choose it if you want to play along with guitars, pianos, ukuleles or other instruments, with recordings and backing tracks, or check your drum with standard tuner apps.
- 432 Hz – tuned slightly lower (about 32 cents, roughly a third of a semitone). Many people find its sound softer and warmer and choose it for meditation, sound healing, yoga and solo playing.
💡 Not sure which to choose? If you plan to play with other musicians or along with recorded music, choose 440 Hz. For relaxation and playing on your own, both work beautifully – 432 Hz is a popular choice.
Pairs well with
Express delivery via UPS / FedEx / DPD: EU 5–10 days, USA & other countries 7–14 days after dispatch.
We ship to most countries. If you don't see your country, please contact us.
Detailed product information is provided below
Nova 38 Gold – 15-Inch Steel Tongue Drum, 10 Notes, 432 Hz
If you have any questions, you are always welcome to contact us. We'll get back to you as soon as possible, within 24 hours on weekdays.
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Shipping Information
In stock — ships within 1–3 business days.
Made to order — handcrafted for you and shipped within 1–2 weeks. The product page shows the status of the selected scale.Worldwide express shipping via UPS / FedEx / DPD from our workshop in Kyiv, Ukraine:
1. EU countries: 5–10 days in transit.
2. USA and other countries: 7–14 days in transit.
3. Every drum is carefully packed, and we monitor tracking for each parcel.Customs duties and import taxes, if any, are the responsibility of the customer.
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Customer Support
Please contact us via online chat or drop us an email! We are always happy to answer your questions and help you choose your instrument!
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FAQ’s
You can see the answers to the most popular asked questions HERE!
Sound for the healing of your soul
Novadrum 38
The Novadrum 38 is a medium-sized steel tongue drum that offers the perfect balance between size and sound volume. Featuring 10 tuned notes with 2-5 overtones in each petal, along with a central note, it produces deep, clear tones ideal for sound healing, meditation, and music therapy.
Crafted from high-quality polished stainless steel, this handcrafted percussion instrument delivers a rich, harmonious sound. Its compact, well-balanced size makes it an excellent choice for both beginners and experienced players.
Explore the endless sonic possibilities with the Novadrum 38 and unlock your creative potential. The classic arrangement with a central petal allows for a variety of learning methods, making it a versatile tool for anyone looking to enhance their music therapy or mindfulness practice.
Product details
Scales
F# Minor [Click for sound]
F Major [Click for sound]
E Mystic [Click for sound]
E La Sirena [Click for sound]
D Celtic Minor [Click for sound]
D Major [Click for sound]
C# Amara [Click for sound]
Dimensions
Diameter: 38 cm (15 inches)
Weight: 3 kg (6.7 pounds)
Height: 14 cm (5.5 inches)
Finish Material
Polished stainless steel (Gold finish)
Set includes
✔ Nova 38 – Premium steel tongue drum for rich, resonant sound
✔ Mallets – Designed for easy play and optimal sound production
FAQs
Please read our FAQs page to find out more.
I’m a beginner. Can I play on it?
Sure! It's a completely intuitive drum. This will suit everyone, even for children. You don't have to know the notes. Thanks to wide selection of harmonic scales - everyone will be able to choose an instrument for themselves.
Therapy: 15-20 minutes playing per day will give boost of energy, relieve stress and fatigue, also help to relax.
How to choose the scale?
Main rule is: Trust Your Intuition.
We recommend relying on your hearing and feeling when listening to an instrument.
Try to get away from making choices with mind, rely on your heart.
You can find the sound samples of each scale in the product card.
*Most popular for beginners - Celtic Minor.
What’s difference between model sizes?
Main rule is: The bigger size - the deeper sound. But it has to balance for you as the larger size adds weight. You can choose between 28, 38 or 48cm. Scales in stock ship in 1–3 business days; made-to-order scales are handcrafted and shipped within 1–2 weeks (the product page shows the status of the selected scale).
We also sew convenient cases that will allow travel with your instrument easily.
There is no best size - each is good in its own area! Choose the size of instrument that suits best exactly for you.
Does the colour / coating affect sound?
The sound is affected by many factors, such as geometry of the shells, the mark of steel and even width of the sound zone.If you like an instrument with a textured coating - of course, micro thickness of coating will add a little "dryness" to drum vibrations while a clean surface will be more ringing. But this is a very insignificant difference and should not affect your choice. The sound meets our high standards - you can choose the color and style that suits you best. Sound quality comes first.
Beautiful crisp, warm Tones with a lovely sustain, not intrusive. And 432Hz realy is soothing and relaxing, I love my Nova 38 D major😍
I am absolutely THRILLED with my new 38cm, D Celtic Minor, 432hz tongue drum from NovaDrum!
As a non-musician, I was looking for a tongue drum for self-healing & self-expression and came across NovaDrum on Etsy.com. I felt drawn to the brand and after copious online research revealed great reviews, I took the plunge and couldn't be happier.
Both Johnny and Andrew were incredibly helpful answering all of my many questions both before and after purchase. The drum took less than two weeks to arrive to Boston, Massachusetts USA after placing my order!
The drum itself is gorgeous, a work of art! And the sound is hauntingly beautiful with incredible resonance and sustain. Everyone I've played it for has been blown away! Very high quality drum and very highly recommended company!
Re: D Celtic Minor 36 Stainless
Drum has recently arrived here in the UK!
The drum itself is so beautifully made and the sound quality is amazing! I have to say, I did not expect it to sound as good as it does. It has exceeded my expectations!
The customer service from Novadrum is without a doubt better than anything I’ve experienced with an online purchase before. The communication with them has been excellent - they always responded to my messages quickly and in a very friendly, helpful way. It was obvious they wanted me to be completely happy with my purchase and were prepared to go beyond what you’d normally expect to achieve this. I cannot thank them enough and would thoroughly recommend them to anyone wanting a tongue drum!
Craftsman ship outstanding, sound quality beautiful!
It has such a beautiful sound! I am so happy with it!
Absolutely beautiful sustain on all tones! This drum not only sounds magnificent, it is also a work of art; it now resides on its well-crafted stand in our living room, ready to play anytime.
The drum exceeded all of my expectations. The sounds and resonance are crystal clear and carry for what feels like forever.
Amazing tongue drum sound quality is next level and build quality is next to none ideal size and weight for portability fair price would definitely buy another at some point
Stunning appearance just to behold and hold
And then there's the primoridal sound
like a sonic portal of every feeling of vastness
that's been waiting for just this
The Arboreal scale of this tongue drum creates a serene atmosphere perfect for meditation. Its impressive sustain allows each note to linger delicately, guiding me into a state of deep relaxation with its enchanting melody. A truly transformative experience!
fun little instrument to play. A friend described it sounding of pure joy!