How to Build a Handpan in 5 Minutes 

Lmao. Well over a grand! I’ll pass

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You may want to consider taking off both links. The first link has some kind of link to something that makes it look like you want some kind of contest, but it doesn’t even want you to exit out of it as it’s almost holding you hostage I had to do a hard close just to get out of it, it almost looks like some kind of sick adware. The second link you have for someone interested in buying that brand of handpan can’t buy anything because the company is completely shut down so I just wanted to bring it to your attention so you don’t waste peoples time clicking on either one of those links because it’s just a big waste of time

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on top of it, that's a weird way of summing up the time and work the people put into it. But cool, at least I've my handpan made in 5 mins :p

Sadly, I will not be ordering one because I too, made my own. 😏

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New LOL, hydroforming process is widely used for more than a half a century. Why are they used hammers?

If you're a maker you're constantly solving problems to get something manufactured, functioning, or look the right way. It's a "Eureka!" moment and it feels great. Not just in the achievement for your project, but in finally getting that itch scratched.

@@MrDehicka because hammers existed longer. What do u mean why?

The original steel drums were hammered by hand. It's unlikely that the original Hang was made by hammer as the company PANArt was experimenting with tuned steel and had experience in forming, so likely they produced them as in this video. Copycats may have reverted to the hammer method. I was looking into this recently, hence I am here. I was surprised by the hydro forming as I had expected both sides to be simply pressed therefore giving a consistent product that (if the stock steel was consistent enough) could require little to no tuning.

most of the process is still done by hammers, deep draw and hydroform only form the shell, all architecture, shaping, and tuning is still done with hammers.

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$5.000 or $50.000 ?

Terri Egan Indeed you are!!

It is truly an instrument of peace. Thank you for your service 🙏🏽

easy to play but hard to master is the best way to describe it

my pleasure :)

Haha, that's what i thought.

I doubt even that's possible tbh

It's Pneumatic. You can get them at Harbor Freight if you're in the US.

Ha! make a cheap DIY press! not so hard... and a DIY hammer...

Good luck! I how you do get one. It is life changing. if you need any advice or direction getting one or have any questions, your welcome to ask me 🤓🤗

Right! Sean is a brilliant builder with a rock solid work ethic 👌🙂

I know the feeling! the art form has sucked me in for 10 yrs now and I dont think there is any escape for me LOL

comming from a pressure washer lol

Forget it man. These makers are usually just into making money for themselves and have no interest in sharing their art form.

@@AmberShireCentrum thanks for texting back ya I never get help even though all I here is how loving and sharing the community is I guess I pay my dues and then I get answers

@@meditationdrumartprojectca4835 I am making Steel Pans (sometimes known as Steel Drum). The community has been a lot more open (not always though) but because I am not stepping on any business toes where I am. When u make hang however, you can literally take orders from anywhere in the world - and the more makers there are, the more the price will be driven down and they don't want that. At the moment it's 3 times the price of a Steel Pan and 1/5 the work (a goodSteel pan can have 32 notes on it). It's all about the business and keeping the Monopoly so if you wanna do it, you gotta teach yourself I guess.

@@AmberShireCentrum Than why did Colin Foulke open source hydroforming? In my experience the guys are very open.

That looks like the one I had when I made pottery so it's probably a high 12/13 cone kiln

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It's called a plasma table. It uses plasma to cut the steel. I don't know what brand that is. But they are really ubiquitous, so you can easily find one the right size for you if you wanted one.

Dude, it's a joke

Thanks so much

"gun blue', 'browning oil', there are many metal patinas and etches - look for JAX or Sculpt Nouveau. It might look like it but it is not cheap or easy to get a perfect finish.

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exclusivity. that's what is is. very few people make them

Look at the amount of work that goes into it. Look at the cost of that machinery. Look at the time which goes into each instrument. Of course they're expensive.

Time. Time is the most expensive ingredient in any process, as it cannot be bought or traded back for anything.

Sean has some discounted instruments for sale, immediately available here: bit.ly/SS_Shop or you can order one at his standard price here: bit.ly/SymphonicSteel

I honestly don’t remember, it was whatever Iskra instrument Sean had in the shop at the moment 🤷🏽‍♂️

$1800 each not including shipping.

Thanks man, its one of my improvs, I don't have the original footage, just audio, but I have other jams on this channel

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Sean has some discounted instruments for sale, immediately available here: bit.ly/SS_Shop or you can order one at his standard price here: bit.ly/SymphonicSteel

Normal price for a handpan is 1200/2000$ if it's not a collector that is. If it is then your looking at about 2500/10k

so far it hasn't been done well, anything pressed tends to sound bad and not stay in tune. The shells are often deep drawn or hydroformed, but the rest is very fine work and every choice greatly effects the end sound and stability of the instrument. Doesn't matter how good it sounds either, if it doesnt stay in tune, which sadly many of the pans on the market are like, going out of tune very quickly

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I have seen and played hundreds of fine and poor quality instruments made from both total hand, and with the aid of tools and computers. its a funny thing our biasis with "handmade". If people understands how complicated the process of building a instrument like this really is, I think they would appreciate all aspects of the craft more. That is part of the reason for this video. I don't think people realize that the builders build almost all of their tools themselves also, and the incredible attention, skill and craft that that requires. I also know some of the best builders who don't even use pneumatic hammers and are in incredible pain in their 40's or 50's, and perhaps the world will lose another 20-30 years of great instruments had they used some tools to help. In this case it doesn't seem to make a bit of difference to the sound. in fact having the right tool for the job creates consistencies that most often produce better instruments. Where do we draw the line? Some of the best instruments are made by a process of nitriding, which is a specialized heat treatment process which involves a ton of chemistry, math, computers, and tech. What about how the sheets of steel are produced. Tons of computation goes into that as well. Would you have them forge there steel as well? Craftsmanship isn't defined by which tools are used, it is defined by the character and skill of the builders and the quality of the sound produced by the finished instrument. Durability and stability of the note is also important. I can tell you that from the inventors of this instrument to some of the best builders today who have been assisted by computer aided tech, there is still a insane level of love and care that goes into the instrument. This is not true for all producers, there are skilled and unskilled people everywhere. Thats just people, not tools.

its a piece I improvised specifically for this video, only place it exists :) Im glas you like it

Yeah the title is a bit misleading, they probably meant "how to build a handpan - 5 munute overview"

Thanks, I appreciate it.

The fine tuning is all done by hand. When you see all aspects of the business and build it’s in insane amount of work with a fair bit of overhead. To me it’s amazing that anyone builds these well. There is a lot of low quality builders with high margins, but most of the builders I know are working very hard for a pretty modest income that is incredibly hard on the body. It’s not nearly as profitable as people think. It’s is most definitely most often a la our of love. This is one style of building shown here. Often there is also a lot of shaping and hammering in addition to everything shown hear.

@@Handpan360 I can feel that thanks for clarifying! WAY out of my budget, no mystical harmonic music making for me. Good luck!

@@cj1614 if you ever decide you want to dive in, check out Xenith. Thats a friend of mine, building super high quality for $999. Symphonic steel has a budget line also in the same ballpark. I understand...its not a cheap art form to enter but man....it is fun and super rewarding. wish you the best :)

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agreed! I was very new to filming and I had only a few hours to catch an entire build process, we didnt have time to block each shot, did the best I could with cheap cameras, limited knowledge, and no gimbal

its not much work, only 5 Minutes ;-)

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there is labor behind it and tuning, but you are correct, the metal is extremely cheap, the machien they use not so much. But at more, the instrument should be in the 500, the reason why they go for 4 times the price is because of howi trending it is and all the cool kids want one. even a RTX 2080 have more valuable component, more workforce, and hundreds of engineers behind it, and cost half the price of two sheet of metals tuned up :D