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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.

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 …

2016 saraz handpan note

Hand Pan Domes and Dimples: Fashion or Function?

July 25, 2017

Domes, also known as dimples on hand pans, have been a source of curiosity and debate between builders and players …

mark garner tuning a handpan

Tuning Handpans, Hang, and Pantam with Steel Vibration Wave Interference

January 1, 2017

Problem of Wave Interference in Steel Vibration A common struggle for singing steel tuners is dealing with certain frequencies that …

3 sizes of saraz handpan

Hand Pan, Hang, Pantam resonance and wave interference

November 28, 2016

Resonance and Helmholtz While the handpan owes much of its development to its parent, the steel Pan, there are some …

Hammer Shaped Saraz before

Hammer Shaped Saraz

November 21, 2016

Hand Pan Shell Forming Methods The handpan art form has been developing exponentially quicker as more and more people are …

Shellopan Handpan Shell

Saraz on Deep Drawn Shellopan shells

October 10, 2016

Shellopan Drawn Shells In early 2016, we began exploring a third material and forming method. Along with fully hammer shaped …

Mark Garner and Ellie Mannette

Chromatic Handpans

September 27, 2016

A Single Chromatic Hand Pan Over the years, a few builders have tried to create a single chromatic handpan. The …

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