Mickie Hart and the Grateful Dead playing at his barn in Novato in 1971

Commercial modern wooden tongue drums based on African drums

My dad was one of the first people in California to make small handheld wooden tongue drums, like the ones pictured here. Chopsticks topped with Superballs. He sold some to Mickey Hart. I visited his barn in Novato. He gave me Mallomars. #mickeyhart #tonguedrum #slitdrum