Ever heard of a Handpan.....?

[Julio Di Benedetto]

I have do much research into this instrument which I wont go into now, and I really would love to have the privilege to play one but....these instruments are very hard to make and few make them. There is a company in the USA called Pantheon Steel http://www.pantheonsteel.com/Home.aspx that makes them.... and has a 30+ year wait list if you were to try to order one so they work on a lottery basis.....imagine in a "gimme it now" culture many might be dead before they ever played one...myself included! These Handpans in the video are made in Switzerland.

HANG MASSIVE: BEATS FOR YOUR FEET 2012 ( HD )

[El culto]

Julio, maybe you know it already, but there is another option:

http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/26-percussion/g29-pan-drums/

Love this and it sounds excellent!

Greeting,
Tomas

[petekelly]

Synchronicity Tomas, I was just about to post exactly the same link !
I have that library and it's one of my favourite sounds.

[thirdsystem]

Hand percussion is one of my things. I have never seen or heard of that fascinating instrument.

Would love one !!  8)

[Julio Di Benedetto]

I have actually seen the sonic couture site and it is the only option right now,  thanks for suggesting.  I was thinking of trying to make one and as I researched it I discovered how difficult they are to make and the tuning even more so.  I believe they evolved from steel drums of the Caribbean though the history is not clear.  It is just such a unique sound!

[Seren]

An american friend of mone has one of these, I played it when she brought it to UK - lovely sound.

[Julio Di Benedetto]

A little history of the Hang!...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n3JTASbNxA.....