EnSoul IDIOPAN Domina 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 –
Domina™
Advanced Magnet 10-Pack
Domina™
Advanced Magnet 10-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 Domina steel tongue drum comes pre-tuned to the C Major
pentatonic scale G3, C4, D4, E4, G4, A4, C5, D5 (see illustration below).
e highest pitches on the Domina are G3, C4, E4, F4, G4, B4, C5, E5
and can be tuned down to F#3, A#3, C#4, E4, F4, G#4, A4, C5 with the
included standard magnet pack.
e Domina advanced magnet pack allows you to tune the Domina
down to hundreds of additional scales. e lowest pitches achievable
are D3, F3, G#3, A#3, C4, D4, E4, G#4 (see chart on right). e pack
includes 10 magnets: 2 large (blue) and 8 x-large (black). e Domina
comes standard with 5 medium (green) and 3 large (blue) magnets.
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, remove or change magnet sizes to further adjust the pitch.
When stacking the magnets, always have the smallest magnets on top.
D3 F3 G#3 A#3 C4 D4 E4 G#4
2
X-Large
(Black)
2
X-Large
(Black)
1
Large
(Blue)
1
X-Large
(Black)
1
Medium
(Green)
1
X-Large
(Black)
1
Medium
(Green)
1
X-Large
(Black)
1
Medium
(Green)
1
X-Large
(Black)
1
Medium
(Green)
2
Large
(Blue)
2
Large
(Blue)
Horizontal
Do not
stack
Horizontal
Do not
stack
Stacked Stacked Stacked Stacked Stacked Stacked
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 placed 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 with the bottom of the stack against the tongue.
Here is a scale database website that will provide hundreds of scales
that the Idiopan can be tuned to with the advanced magnet pack:
http://www.dolmetsch.com/pianochords.htm
Domina™
Advanced Magnet 10-Pack
Domina™
Advanced Magnet 10-Pack
Domina: C Major pentatonic
G3
C4 D4
E4 G4
A4 C5
D5
1 2 3 4 56 7 8
—TONGUES—
A. B.
5
1
23
4
6 7
8