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Developed. 2000. The Hang ( German pronunciation: [haŋ]; [1] plural form: Hanghang) [2] is a type of musical instrument called a handpan, fitting into the idiophone class and based on the Caribbean steelpan instrument. It was created by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer in Bern, Switzerland. The name of their company is PANArt Hangbau AG. [3]
The term handpan first appeared online in the autumn of 2007 on the website of American steelpan producer Pantheon Steel. It was used to describe their development of a new instrument that was launched as an alternative to the Hang. [2] Consequently, the term found its way into discussions in the now-defunct Hang-Music Forum on the Internet. [3]
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Mar 2, 2023 · The Hang is a specific design of the instrument that was created by PANArt Hangbau AG in 2000/2001. It is a patented design. The handpan was created about seven years later, and is heavily inspired by the Hang and is played in the same way. It is not patented, and there are many brands and variations of handpan.
Sep 27, 2023 · Handpans, also commonly and wrongly called hang drums, space drums, and hand drums, are made of two bowls of steel glued together. The notes are located on the top of the bowls, with the center note being in the middle, which is called the Ding. Around the Ding, the tonefield is located where you find the harmonized notes.
The Hang is a type of musical instrument called a handpan, fitting into the idiophone class and based on the Caribbean steelpan instrument. It was created by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer in Bern, Switzerland. The name of their company is PANArt Hangbau AG. The Hang is sometimes referred to as a hang drum, but the inventors consider this a misnomer and strongly discourage its use.
Mar 4, 2022 · The modern handpan is closely related to and based on the traditional Caribbean steel drum or steel pan, which originates from Trinidad and Tobago. The hang (meaning both “hand” and “hillside” in Bernese German) was a term coined by longtime steel pan manufacturers Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer as they embarked on a new project.
