Open letter to the Handpan and Handpan Maker Community
As someone who loves the Handpan and also the Hang, organizes one of the biggest international Handpan Events (GRIASDI) since nearly 10 years, is involved in Handpan related projects such...
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PANArt publishes the entire judgment for the Hang after the Bernese High Court grants the property right
Just over a week after the announcement of the judgment in the “HCU v. PANArt” case, in which the Hang was awarded a clear and unambiguous property right, PANArt has...
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The HANG IS A WORK OF APPLIED ART – the Bern High Court has ruled in favor of PANArt
On July 2, 2024, the Bernese High Court handed down the long-awaited decision in the proceedings of the HCU (actually 25 Handpan dealers and manufacturers who jointly sued PANArt) against...
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Handpans – Strong sounds for tough times ? A journey into the depths of intimate consciousness
A declaration of love to sound - a reminder of the power of the reduced - and an invitation to question preconceived paths and to break with musical systematics. The...
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History, development and worldwide spread of the Hang/Handpan – an ethnomusicology dissertation by Ahkok Chun-Kwok Wong
(upadated: 29.05.2024) As someone who is very interested in the history of the Hang and Handpan, in the history of their origin as well as in the phenomenon of the...
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HANDPANS – from highly sought-after and hard-to-get unique pieces to a flooded market ?
There were times when the world of the handpan & hang was still in order, say the old-timers. There were very few instruments and they were held in much higher...
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A look at THE FIRST HANDPAN FESTIVALS & GATHERINGS – because not only the Handpans themselves have a history …
Many people (especially readers of this blog 😉 ) will be able to confirm that Handpans, their sounds and the way they are played can have the quality of a...
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The early sounds & videos of HANG & HANDPANS
From the first videos from 2006 (that i found) to the big Handpan boom that started around 2017/2018, I have tried to put together a rough (and certainly not complete)...
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HANDPAN TIMELINE – a crowedsourced Project to make the HISTORY OF HANDPANS transparent
“If you don’t know history, it’s as if you were born yesterday. If you were born yesterday then any one can tell you anything.” The HANDPAN TIMELINE PROJECT offers by far the...
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Handpan Sounds – the subtlety of different stainless variants (check a comparison video by MUDRA Handpans)
an essential part of the further development of the handpan has to do with finding the 'steel mixture' that is used to make the instruments. The proportions of carbon, chrome...
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PANArt – We have created something that looks like it sounds, and sounds like it looks
The two days in court last week in Bern were very exciting. Personally. Finally, (almost) all characters and protagonists of 'this story' have got faces, voices and bodies. I am...
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PANArt vs. an international group of Handpan Makers and Merchants – a chronological sequence of events since fall 2020 …
nearly all of this content/listing comes from "PAN LAB Vienna" (with kind permission published here again) and was translated into english with the help of DeppL. original article @ PAN...
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GRIASDI 2023 Handpan Gathering & Festival – When bad weather brings the handpan community even closer together….
This year's eighth edition of the GRIASDI Handpan Gathering was once again a wonderful event. Some even claim that it was the most beautiful edition of all GRIASDIs. And not...
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The Handpan Summer 2023 – of course you can deny climate change, but it happens anyway !
In the hot Handpan Summer 2023, Handpan Workshops, Retreats and Summer Schools are multiplying like jellyfish in a too warm sea. It feels like that the community events like they...
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Want to buy a Handpan, but you are new to the Handpan Circus ? Those hints could help you to find good instrument and a fair deal:
If you're new to the fascinating universe of handpans, it can be easy to get a little overwhelmed at first with the information that's coming at you and also with...
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Tongue Drums – a modern musical instrument and an interesting open source story
updated: 15.04.2023 Looking at the history of TANK DRUMS and TONGUE DRUMS (category for both: Idiophones), it is noticeable that this history is a nice example of a well working...
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Handpans – a ‘magic thing’ conquers the world. Or just the market after all ?
I can still remember very well how life felt at the main spots of the 80s hippie trail. Kathmandu, Goa, Kho Samui - we always was a few steps ahead...
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Digital Handpan Sounds ? Digital Handpans ? Is it worth to deal with it ?
Handpans have captivated me for years because of their wonderful analog and deep sounds and also because of the feel when playing. Furthermore, they are for me a wonderful example...
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The “HANDPAN Summer 2022” is comming to an End ….
GRIASDI Handpan & World Music GATHERING 2022 The Summer is coming to an end (at least here in europe) and tempts us to look back - also to keep the...
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