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."
Steelpan: The CARIRI Project
first scientific study of the characteristics of pan #hydroform
Caisa Pan (Germany)
"Likewise the ingenious CAISA, which are often compared with the legendary Hang, but it has an completely different play character, and/or play possibility and completely represents an different instrument!"
Sunpan by Marti Gronmayer introduced
An innovative Handpan from Germany
Bali Steel Handpan
Chris Andersen, Ketut Suda and Nenug Rusna - in Bali
PANArt is discontinuing tuning service for Hang
"(...)Thanks to the pang material, a tuner as required for steel pans in Trinidad has become obsolete. Therefore, we are discontinuing our tuning service.(...)"
Satya Sound Sculptures (Brazil)
From Antonio Arvind, founder of Satya Sound Sculptures
Sunpan Flypan Video
Last Updated on 11. December 2021
1st handpan shells for sale online in USA (pantheon steel)
1st handpan shells for sale online in USA (pantheon steel)
Blog: Pang (german)
"PANG is a very special material. It was developed by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer from Bern. "
PANArt about their patented material Pang
PANArt: "Without investments in good material the art of metal sound sculpting will loose itself in meaninglessness."
Shellopan shells production (2014-2017)
beginning of Shellopan shells production shared with other makers. Since 05/2017 the production is only available for Shellopan cooperative associates.
Dr. Achong writes on WST on, among other things, whether the Hang is like an „early steelpan“
In the WST Forum appears an article about the Hang - commented by steelpan scientist and polymath Dr. Anthony Achong
Shellopan Video: Fabrication des coques Shellopan
Last Updated on 11. August 2021 24.2.2016 – Shellopan Video “Fabrication des coques Shellopan”
Sundrum – tunable wooden tongue drum
Last Updated on 11. December 2021 https://youtu.be/NnEFOTGwp6k
Hamgam
Last Updated on 11. December 2021
Stainless Steel Handpans
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Ayasa newsletter about Ayasa shells
1st Ayasa newsletter about Ayasa shells and website online
Pantheon Steel Halo Making Process 2007-2016- documentary(2017)
Last Updated on 12. October 2021
Woodpan by Sew
Last Updated on 11. December 2021 https://youtu.be/fFZf7XjNbI0 See also:
PANArt: Pang Composite – Patent and License
Author: PANArt, 21st December 2017
Tunga Drum
Last Updated on 11. December 2021 https://youtu.be/zpCoz5prdmg
Video: The Hydro Map — Mini-Series with Colin Foulke
Hydroforming map worldwide
Video: Bluepoint Steelharp Nickel Silver
New material from E.C.S is introduced
ECS The Blue Point SteelHarp (Germany)
Stainless steel Handpans by Steelpan tuner Eckhard Schulz - tuned with second octave (higher partials)
Axiom – G# Golden Avebury (Double Ding)
Material: Axiom Deep-Drawn 1.2 Stainless Steel
Zephyr – Low Note F2 / comparision of 3 steeltypes
Stainless, Nitrided, Ember
Embersteel – Ayasa
"After years of extensive research on all kinds of different materials, we have finally found a stainless alloy that checks all our boxes: sustain, clarity, ceramic sound, workability, stability, rust protection and more. We have been extensively testing, and solely creating instruments from this material over the last few months. The possibilities for building and playing feel endless. We would like to present to you Ember Steel handpan shells"
Pantheon Steel Video: “Finally! Declassified footage of Kylomatic technology ”
New machine for shaping at Pantheon Steel introduced ("Kylo")
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Last Updated on 18. August 2021