Before we can discuss handpan styles and manufacturers, we need to cover some basic terminology. The handpan is a relatively …
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.
How (not) to repair or retune your own handpan
This is a before and after video of Josh Rivera repairing a C# Minor Saraz after a customer tried …
Hang Drum vs. Handpan
Is it a Hang Drum or Handpan? Players commonly use the terms hang drum, handpan, or pantam to describe the Saraz and …
7 Tips for how to build a Handpan
As one of the earliest Handpan builders that is still in production, we regularly receive emails from ambitious people that …
Handpan, Hang, and Pantam Nitriding
History and Overview of Nitriding Nitriding is a process of applying nitrogen to metal for the purpose of strengthening and …
Handpan Domes and Dimples: Fashion or Function?
Domes, also known as dimples on hand pans, have been a source of curiosity and debate between builders and players …
Tuning Handpans, Hang, and Pantam with Steel Vibration Wave Interference
Problem of Wave Interference in Steel Vibration A common struggle for singing steel tuners is dealing with certain frequencies that …
Handpan, Hang, Pantam resonance and wave interference
Resonance and Helmholtz While the handpan owes much of its development to its parent, the steel Pan, there are some …
