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Bella

Advanced Magnet 6-Pack

Magnets are used to tune your Idiopan steel tongue drum. Magnets are not

toys. They 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.

The Bella comes tuned to G Major pentatonic G4, A4, B4, D5, E5 G5 (see the

illustration below). The 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.

The Bella advanced magnet pack allows you to tune the Bella down to hundreds

of additional scales. The lowest pitches achievable are E4, F4, F#4, A#4, B4, C5

(see the chart on the right). The pack includes 6 magnets: 3 medium (green)

and 3 med-small (yellow) magnets. The Bella comes standard with 3 medium

(green) and 3 small (red) magnets.

Lunabell: A Major Pentatonic

Bella: G Major Pentatonic

Lowest Achievable Pitches

on the Bella Idiopan using the

Advance Magnet 6-Pack

— T O N G U E S —

F#4

2 Medium

(Green)

Stacked

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.

The two flat 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. Therefore, 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...). Then 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, flip 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

A#4

1 Small (Red)

1 Med-Small

(Yellow)

Stacked