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Handpan Construction

Handpan construction requires both technical and musical acumen. In the posts below, learn the ins and outs of how to make hang drums and handpans from professional Saraz tuners, shapers, and crafters.

River Guerguergian playing 2017 saraz chromatic handpan set

Your Ultimate 2021 Guide to Hand Pan Styles and Makers

December 28, 2020

Before we can discuss handpan styles and manufacturers, we need to cover some basic terminology. The handpan is a relatively …

A2 saraz handpan for sale

1 Saraz, 4 different scales

December 25, 2020

Behind the Scenes Research and Design at Saraz There is only 1 note that is different between some scales. For …

2015 saraz chromatic handpan set

Why do Hand Pan scales have strange, weird and often poetic names?

December 16, 2020

If you have spent much time watching Handpan videos or exploring the scene, you have probably come across scale names …

E2 celtic minor saraz handpan

E2 Celtic Minor Saraz Hand Pan Prototype

December 16, 2020

  E2/ G, B, D, E, F#, G, B with a side of B2  😉 This is the first E2 …

handpan tuning hammer

How (not) to repair or retune your own hand pan

June 3, 2019

  This is a before and after video of Josh Rivera repairing a C# Minor Saraz after a customer tried …

Emma and Saraz Handpan

Hang Drum vs. Hand Pan

December 6, 2018

Is it a Hang Drum or Hand Pan? Players commonly use the terms hang drum, handpan, or pantam to describe the Saraz …

pneumatic hammers for handpan building

7 Tips for how to build a Hand Pan

August 18, 2018

As one of the earliest Handpan builders that is still in production, we regularly receive emails from ambitious people that …

NItriding Layers

Hand Pan, Hang, and Pantam Nitriding

July 25, 2017

History and Overview of Nitriding Nitriding is a process of applying nitrogen to metal for the purpose of strengthening and …

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