EnSoul IDIOPAN Bella User manual

– Owner’s Guide –
www.ensoulmusic.com
© Copyright 2019. Mid-East Mfg. Inc.
IMPORTANT MAGNET AND CHOKING HAZARD SAFETY WARNING!
Disclaimer: EnSoul Music Designs, Inc. neither assumes nor accepts any liability
for damages resulting from the handling or use of magnets. With your purchase,
the buyer conrms that you have read and understood the following warnings,
the buyer agrees that he/she is responsible for all damages and injuries caused
by the magnets, which include personal injuries, property damages and magnet
damages. e buyer must agree with the terms before purchase.
Neodymium magnets are very strong. Handling them with care is necessary to
prevent personal injuries, property damages and magnet damages.
1. Neodymium magnets are brittle; they can be broken or can splinter in a
collision. One should wear gloves and protective glasses when handling these
magnets, because splinters and/or spacers could disengage and y from the
magnets.
2. Normal Neodymium magnets will lose their magnetic properties if heated
above 175°F (80° C).
3. e strong magnetic elds of neodymium magnets can damage items such as
television, computer monitors, credit cards, bank cards, computers, diskettes
and other data carriers, video tapes, mechanical watches, hearing aids, loud
speakers and VCRs. Pace-makers may be damaged or switch to "Test Mode"
in the presence of a strong magnetic force, if a pace-maker or other electrical
body implant is in use, keep a minimum of 3 feet distance.
4. Children should not be allowed to handle neodymium magnets as they can
be dangerous. Small magnets pose a choking hazard and should never be
swallowed or inserted into any part of the body.
5. Under no circumstances should you try to cut, saw or drill the Neodymium
magnets! Not only would the magnet break, but the resulting dust from the
magnet is very ammable. Neodymium magnets should never be burned, as
burning them will create toxic fumes.
– Owner’s Guide –
Bella
Advanced Magnet 6-Pack
Bella
Advanced Magnet 6-Pack

Magnets are used to tune your Idiopan steel tongue drum. Magnets are not
toys. ey are very strong and must be handled with great care. Do not let
the magnets slam into each other or your Idiopan steel tongue drum. Do not
place magnets near electronics, such as cell phones. Read the warning on the
reverse side before you buy and use the magnets.
e Bella comes tuned to G Major pentatonic G4, A4, B4, D5, E5 G5 (see the
illustration below). e highest pitches on the Bella are A#4, C5, D5, F5, F#5,
G5 and can be tuned down to F#4, G#4, A4, D5, D#5, E5 with the included
standard magnet pack.
e Bella advanced magnet pack allows you to tune the Bella down to hundreds
of additional scales. e lowest pitches achievable are E4, F4, F#4, A#4, B4, C5
(see the chart on the right). e pack includes 6 magnets: 3 medium (green)
and 3 med-small (yellow) magnets. e Bella comes standard with 3 medium
(green) and 3 small (red) magnets.
E4 F4 F#4 A#4 B4 C5
2 Medium
(Green)
2 Medium
(Green)
2 Medium
(Green)
1 Small (Red)
1 Med-Small
(Yellow)
1 Small (Red)
1 Med-Small
(Yellow)
1 Small (Red)
1 Med-Small
(Yellow)
Stacked Stacked Stacked Stacked Stacked Stacked
Bella: G Major Pentatonic
B4
G5
D5
G4
E5
A4
Tune with a simple push or pull of the magnets up or down the tongues. For
best results, keep the magnets in the center of the tongues when tuning. Add
magnets, or use larger magnets, to lower the pitch. When stacking the magnets,
always have the smallest magnets on top. It may be helpful to remove magnets
from the drum before stacking.
e two at sides of each magnet represent the North and South polarities
(N/S); meaning each magnet has an arbitrary top and a bottom (A.). When
stacking magnets on the tongues for tuning, the magnets stay in place better if
they are all place with the same side (bottom) against the tongue. erefore, it
may be helpful to remove all the magnets from the drum and pre-stack them
before attaching to the tongues (B.). Create a stack of magnets for each tongue
according to the chart above. Set the stacks on a metal surface in a circle with
the same layout as the tongues (1, 2, 3...). en make sure none of the stacks
attract each other; do this slowly and carefully so the stacks do not collide
sharply together. If there is any attraction between stacks, ip the stack up-side
down and try again. Once all the stacks are properly orientated, transfer them
to the appropriate tongue.
Here is a scale database website that will provide hundreds of scales that the
Bella can be tuned to with the advanced magnet pack: http://www.dolmetsch.
com/pianochords.htm
Bella
Advanced Magnet 6-Pack
Lowest Achievable Pitches
on the Bella Idiopan using the
Advance Magnet 6-Pack
5
1
A. B.
1 2 3 4 5 6
23
4
6
Lunabell: A Major Pentatonic
—TONGUES—