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Isthmus Instruments - Handpan from the Rabbit-Hole
Based in Madison, U.S.A., Isthmus Instruments, are the creations of one of the first female Handpan-makers, Jenny Robinson. Like many Jenny first discovered these singing-steel UFOs via YouTube - and...
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The Thirteen Best UFO Movies Ever (Arguably)
In celebration of the Handpan's iconic flying-saucer-like shape, with this post - just for fun - we’ll be listing some of our favourite UFO-themed movies. From classic family-favourites, to more...
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The sounds of the Handpan - And the way they may make you feel at a molecular...
Water molecules purportedly affected by emotional statesIf you caught our recent post on the best UFO movies ever, you might have gathered that here at HPM we’re big fans of the otherworldly. And...
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The Handpan Meets the Water Drums - of AKI-RA Sunrise
Custom-made water drum available for sale at ETSYFlowing onward from our last post regarding the effects the sounds of the Handpan may have upon the water molecules that in part make up your being, we...
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The Handpan Gets All Sexy - With OlyasDream
Cards on the table, here at HPM - we’re not big Instagram users, and aren’t entirely sure of its purpose. Television has led us to believe that it’s a place to post photographs of yourself looking all...
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Handpan - and the Panopticon Connection
Chances are if you watched Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie (the first one), you’ll have some idea of what a “Panopticon” is (see picture right). First imagined by English philosopher, Jeremy...
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The Handpan Meets Johann Sebastian Bach - with Laurent Sureau
For those unfamiliar, Johann Sebastian Bach, was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period (1600 to 1750). He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the...
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Videos of the Week, and then Some - with Jeremy Nattagh
We briefly mentioned Handpan-artist, Jeremy Nattagh, in our last post titled “The Hanpan Meets Johann Sebastian Bach”, highlighting the work of fellow TwinPan band-mate, Laurent Sureau. And with this...
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The World's Smallest Steel Tongue Drum? - Pocket-Sized Singing-Steel
While these may not be actual Handpan, it has to be said, that sometimes, carrying a full-size Handpan around with you, can be a bit of a pain in the bum. And should you be heading to a location where...
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The Booty-Tap-Mallet-Lever-Thingamajigs of Nakayama Daisuke
Here at HPM, as with the Gu Boosters, GuSkin, PanHook, and HandClap type gizmos of recent times - if you can clip it to, shove it in, wrap it around, or essentially attach your new invention to a...
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Enter the Dojo - Online Handpan Instruction and Courses with David Kuckhermann
Earlier in the year we took a brief look at a couple of other online Handpan schools, including Masterthehandpan.com, by David Charrier. And in a similar vein with this post, we’ll be directing your...
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Pantam Stands - A Handpan Stand by Any Other Name
For those who don’t know, “Pantam”, is essentially an alternative name used by some for the Handpan-family of instruments. Said to be a combination of the words, “Pan”, and “Ghatam”, the Pantam moniker...
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Inside the PanMagination of Chris Ng - Handpan Art and T-Shirt Designs
Whether simply an admirer of Handpan-themed art, or you’re actively on the lookout for some new Handpan-adorned threads with which to snazz-up your wardrobe - you might enjoy joining us on this brief...
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Steel Monkey Sound Sculptures - From Russia With Monkey-Love
While the Handpan instruments of Steel Monkey Sound Sculptures might not be as large, or indeed ferocious, as the giant steel-made "Robot-Kong", from the movie, King Kong Escapes. Should you ever find...
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Do You Cringey-Face? - Making Weird Faces While Playing Music
In a recent video uploaded to YouTube (unfortunately now removed) featuring the unboxing of a brand new Handpan, the YouTuber explained that, “...I'm only gonna show my hands, don’t like cringey...
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The PanBoeddha Workshop - An Amsterdam-Based Handpan School
While here at HPM, we’re in the habit of focusing more on online Handpan endeavours, particularly in regards to highlighting online learning resources, such as David Charrier’s “Master the Handpan”...
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Indian Spiritual Leader, Sadhguru, Plays Handpan
Not to be outdone by fellow spiritual-leader the Dalai Lama, whose tentative Handpan performance(s) we documented back in 2016, Jaggi Vasudev, more commonly known as “Sadhguru”, the Indian yogi and...
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Chunky Pure Wool Handpan Polishing Covers for Sale
One of the reasons we promote ETSY here at HPM (in addition to it providing a small revenue stream) is that not only is it one of the fairer market-places in which instrument makers can offer their...
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Woodpan - Half-and-Half Handpan made by Sew
While the Handpan is a thing of beauty in its traditional form, as imagined by the original Hang-makers, PANArt. It’s human to find fascination in variations, and anomalies. Something Handpan makers...
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Back-to-Basics Handpan-Making - With Colin Foulke
The “Handpan-Building” section of this website where we’ve listed some of our favourite resources that we’ve stumbled across over the years remains one of the most visited sections of this website....
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A Growing Secondary Market for Original PANArt Hang Accessories
As we draw towards the end of 2018, a new market for increasingly rare and hard-to-find original PANArt Hang accessories seems to be opening up. As can be seen with two separate auctions for...
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Rithvik Dhanjani Joins the Celebrity Handpan-Musicians Hall-of-Fame
From noted spiritual-leader’s like Sadhguru, through to actresses such as GolshiftehFarahani, the Handpan, and the Hang in particular, have attracted the attention of a number of “high-profile” fans of...
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Battiloro Handpan - An Italy-Made Handpan Labor-of-Love
Seemingly meaning “beater” (as a translation from Italian), Battiloro Handpan were formed in 2016, following a love-affair with the Handpan that began much earlier, in 2007. These Italian...
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Meridian's Riot-Proof Pan Shield
With the world in a stage of great unrest right now, with riots and protests spanning from Hong Kong, to France, to Chile, and a dozen or more places in-between, this feels like a good time to share a...
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The Orbis Magneto - A Magnetic Handpan Wall-Mount and Stand
At this point in time there are plenty of Handpan stands on the market, and at least a few wall-mount solutions. But this hybrid wall-mount / Handpan-stand from OrbisMusic is certainly pretty...
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