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Tuning steel drums requires a lot of skill. Normally, it is recommend to use a trained steel drum tuner. When your steel drum needs tuning, you may have to ship the steel drum back to the supplier and have them to tune it for you.

If you are serious about learning to tune the steel drums, try the site in related links.

It has very good instructions on how to tune a steel drum (steel pan).

If you decide to tune the steel drum yourself, be very careful! You could cause serious damage to the instrument if not done correctly.

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