Scales & Videos
Below is a list of the scales that are currently available. We have limited it to what we think works best on our shells.
We are also happy to do custom scales, if we think that they will work.
Click the scale name to be taken to a video of that scale.
We offer the following options
Nitrided steel
C Ding
C) G Bb C D Eb F G [C D]
C) G Ab C D Eb F G
C) G Ab C D Eb F G [Ab C D]
C) Bb C D Eb F G Ab C
C) G Bb C D Eb [F] G C D
C# Ding
C#) G# B C# D F G# B C#
Dd) F Ab C Db Eb F Ab [C Db]
D Ding
D) A C D E F G A C
D) A B C D E F A B
D) [G] A Bb C D E F G A
D) G B [C] D Eb G Ab C D
D) G A C D F G A C
D) A D E F G A C D
E Ding
Calima
E) A B C D E F A B
E) A B C D E G A B
F Ding
F) Ab C Db Eb F G Ab C
F) Ab C [Db] Eb F G Ab C [Db] F
F) Ab C Db Eb F G Ab C [Eb F]
F) Bb C Db Eb F G Ab C
F) G Ab C Eb F G Ab C
F) C D# F G Ab B C D#
F) A C D F G A C D
F) A C E F G A C D
F) Ab C D Eb F G Ab C
Stainless steel
Stainless steel has much more sustain than nitrided steel. It also has much greater resistance to corrosion (rust). Some say that it has a slightly more metallic sound than nitrided steel.
C) [F] G Ab C [D] Eb F G Ab C
C) G Ab C Eb F G Ab C
F) Bb C [Db] Eb F G Ab C [Eb]
D) G B [C] D Eb G Ab C D
C) G [Ab] Bb C D Eb F G [Ab C D]
F) G Ab C Eb F G Ab C
D) [G] A C D E F G A C [D]
Db) F [G] Ab C Db [Eb] F G Ab C
F) [G] A C D E F G A C [D E F]
D) [F G] A C D D# F# G A C [D]
Ember steel
Ember steel has the benefits of stainless steel but has a much warmer sound. There is less sound coming from the shoulders of the note giving a cleaner sound.
D) [E F] G A C D E F G A C
D) [F G] A Bb C D E F G A [C]
D) [G] A Bb C D E F G A [C D]
F2) [Eb F] G Ab C Eb F G Ab C
We can make any scales listed on this website in ember steel
F2 Series
These are made from stainless steel or ember steel.
They have a very low centre note (Ding)
F2) [Eb3 F3] G Ab C Eb F G Ab C
F2) [Eb F] G Ab Bb C Eb F G C
F2) G Ab C Db Eb F G C
F2) [Eb3 F3] G Ab C Db Eb F G C
F2) [Eb3] F G Ab C D [Eb] F G C
F2) [D F] G A C D F G A C
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