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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 4, 2022 · Exploring the rich sound and history of the handpan. Illustration: Daniel Batista. Hang, pantam, UFO drum—these names all belong to the handpan, a relatively new family of percussive instruments that share a unique, hypnotic sound.
Aug 23, 2022 · After many tests and experiments, the Swiss company PANArt Hangbau AG gave birth to the hang. Felix and Sabina stopped the production of steel pans in 2001 and started to work on the hang. In the same year they presented the instrument at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt. From 2001 to 2005 they offered the instrument in about 45 different sound models.
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.
A distributor representing the Hang® in America introduced the name Hang Drum to illustrate that the Hang® could be played much like a drum. Since then, the name Hang Drum has become very common and is still present today, even though, according to PANArt, it is not correct, as the Hang® is not a drum. Difference Hang® and Handpan. A Hang ...
