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Nellie Bly Oil Drum – The woman behind the 55-gallon steel oil drum
"Her steel barrels ultimately became the ubiquitous 55-gallon steel drums of today."
Early Steelpan History – In A Nutshell
a collection of links, quotes and images about very early steelpans
Photos: Early SteelPan, Bermudez Biscuit Tin, Ping Pong,…
"...the invention and early development of the steel pan was not the outcome of a stroke of genius of a single individual, but the product of socially outcast communities groping for self-expression...."
Documentary – How to make Steel Drums 1956 (Remastered)
Documentary - How to make Steel Drums 1956 (Remastered)
Tom and Jerry Calypso Cat 1962
steelpan cartoon from 1962
Two face Bass – Porta pan – invention by Jim Phillip
Two face bass- Innovation by Trinidadian Jim “Jimi” Phillip - Porta pan
Cosmopan GmbH /Steelpans (Switzerland)
Werner Egger, Esa Tervala
Reto Weber – the Spark that started a Handpan fire
Musician Reto Weber is visiting PANArt and describes an instrument, that he wishes for.
Early Hang was with borders and nipples
The first Hang instruments had sharp borders and little nipples.
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PANArt Hang Presentation Munich
presentation without patent and price for outstanding technical archievement in craftsmanship
Hang labeled as “musical instrument”
Last Updated on 29. July 2021 In the first years the Hang is labeled (by everyone, first of all by PANArt themselves) as a new „musical instrument“. There are countless sources, articles, publications by PANArt, and patents by PANArt, etc. The term “musical instrument stays with PANArt also in later years – till nowadays. … Continue reading "Hang labeled as “musical instrument”"
Term “Hangdrum” appears 2002
Quote-Collection about the new term "Hangdrum". "Hang" is pronounced "Hung" and would refer to a large sexual organ in American English- Therfor "Hangdrum" comes up...
Soundtrack: Solaris
"The instrument was used on the soundtrack of the George Clooney movie Solaris..."
PANArt: “Tuners and Panmaker may buy PANArt’s rawform. “
"Some tuners from Europe, USA, Canada and from Trinidad have already worked on the new rawform. Different sounds and all layouts can be made with the rawform."
Hangblog: PANArt patent is published
„Production of a steel pan instrument comprises deep drawing a section of a steel sheet forming a sheet membrane with a bulge, hardening the sheet membrane and joining the sheet membrane with a cylindrical or quasi-cylindrical casing“.
yahoo group “PANArt Hang (musical instrument)”
"Yahoo Group, launched in September 2004 by Clint Goss, didn't achieve much reach and has been virtually unused since 2010."
Hang Music Forum (2006-2009)
This forum was the main discussion platform for Hang players on the Internet from 2006 to 2009. As it had shifted its focus away from hang to exchanges about handpans in general during 2009, it was closed in the fall of 2009 and reopened under the title HandPan.org - The place for HandPan players. Large portions of the forum content have been archived at web.archive.org.
Trivia: Hang Drum at Burning Man 2007 goes viral as a meme
Description: the naive playing style is obviously damaging the Hang in this video.
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Hangblog: Wie erwerbe ich ein Hang? – Comment Archive (german)
Comments saved by Michael Paschko (RIP), On the topic 'how to acquire a hang'
PVC pipe “Hang” by Dennis Havlena
DIY description and constructiondetails
Musician Manu Delago uploads “Mono Desire”
Musician Manu Delago uploads “Mono Desire” 5 Mio hits ,“It was the most popular Hang Video in the internet and charted top30 of all music videos on Youtube.”
Hanghang Airbrush Art
Hot Rod HangHang Art with Airbrush Artwork - Copyright by Oddmusic
HAPI Drum (USA)
From Grahm Doe, founder of HAPI Drum
PANArt requests written motivation letters
"To purchase an Integral Hang in 2008 and 2009, it was necessary to write a letter to PANArt. "