11. February 2026 - XENIT Handpans (USA) / Mr.Pan (China) – “Is the Octagon The Future?” Experiments with a new, Octagonal Handpan Shape

Blog article by XENIT HANDPANs about a new handpan shape being developed in China in response to the copyright dispute between the HCU and PANArt.

The shape used is very reminiscent of the shape already developed by PAN LAB VIENNA in 2020:
https://pan-lab-vienna.at/oktos-hexas/

Here is the entire XENIT HANDPAN blog article (including video):
https://www.xenithhandpans.com/blog/is-the-octagon-the-future