About Us

Welcome to Our World of Sound

I am Maksim Yudin, the founder of this project. Born in Siberia and now residing in Poland for many years, I am an inventor, engineer, programmer, musician, and a passionate lover of sound. Since 2013, I have been engaged in the production of tongue drums. Initially, like many, I was fascinated by handpans and sought to create one in my garage with a friend. While I was in the army, my friend completed the project, creating one of the first handpans in Russia. After I continued working with my friend to explore new possibilities. I experimented extensively and discovered new ways to create overtones on tongue-based instruments. This led to the development of “Pulsar” in 2017 – a steel tongue drum with custom sound models and complex tongues that could produce up to nine overtones. By the end of 2023, I decided to launch a new project, realizing people needed a more affordable version of the tongue drum, with its unique features. Thus, Tonedrum was born.

Of course, I am not alone. I am supported by my family and close friends. My wife, Anna, an artist, designer, and incredibly patient person, handles all the design aspects of our instruments, our website, and our social media presence. She also beautifully orchestrates my life, without her, none of this would be possible.

Slava, my right-hand man, possesses incredible mechanical skills and an extraordinary work ethic. He handles much of the important work in our workshop and now almost entirely manages our technical processes. If you’re ever wondering where the pliers are, Slava is the man to ask.

Our workshop is a 50 square meter living organism, filled with all manner of clever and simple tools, machines, and electrical equipment. We craft our instruments entirely by hand, from sheets of steel to the final packaging, within these walls and deeply value this process. You can find us here, and we warmly welcome visitors (please let us know in advance, and we speak English, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian):

Pokrzywno 20

61-315 Poznań

Republic of Poland

Legal Information:

Fundacja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości “Twój StartUP”

ul. Żurawia 6/12 lok 766

00-503 Warsaw

Republic of Poland

NIP: 5213641211, REGON: 146433467, KRS: 0000442857