As a metal worker, the problem is you beed to _shrink the metal_ which also implies that it must get thicker. Metals, obviously, dont like doing that. But they can be...er, "beaten" into submission! You should pound against a flat surface. This can be done with the flat end of one of your 2x3s on the inside as you pound with your hammer. This will force the metal yo do what you want - which is to push sideways to thickenand shrink. You should also anneal occasionally - heat until red hot and cool slowly. The metal will soften. Keep in mind that stainless steel has chromium in it, so aneal outside, and wear a welding respirator!
@@steveg601 Have you seen this video? th-cam.com/video/q0O6SFM48Fc/w-d-xo.html Looks like the guy uses a hydraulic press for the dimples and flat surfaces. Thought it was pretty intresting
I absolutely love this guy, his sincerity, his love for the quest and his genuine love and passion for the journey. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. God Bless you sir. Thank you for the inspiration!!!
@@steveg601 I tried making a tank drum using deep frying pans. sounds pretty decent. I would be happy if you could see my video and share your opinion.
i appreciate you sharing your work and experiences, thanks man, yeah if ppl have nothing good to say, dont even bother listening to them, people like you doing what you are doing, is a joy to watch and learn .
Thank you so much for all the effort, time, & detail you put into this video! This has been very helpful to watch as I thought about doing the same thing 😊
Brilliant love it..I'm gonna show this to my hubby..everytime I need to have a picture on the wall he goes running to the garage for a hammer that he can't find for 20 minutes..I go to the kitchen drawer for my rolling pin yay its up in 2 mins! 😅
Thank you! I thought I wanted to build my own. You did it like I would have done it. I'm thankful that I looked at your video first...SO...I'm 73 and it will be a cold day in hell before I can save up enough to buy a good one, or even have the time to build one for myself. They have these cute little bitty ones on Amazon and Etsy for a lot less than the nice ones cost. Of course people have to buy their kids something to bang on and appreciate the sound....My kids were given posts and pans of various sizes and that worked for the times. Of course that was way before these things were even invented. I Can probably spring for a small $200.00 one eventually. But I truly enjoyed your video and you saved me $24.00 as that would have been what I would have done myself. I laughed a lot, because I saw myself doing just what you were doing! Thanks! =o)
Karen, I am glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for your input. One addendum - builders have since told me the next step would have been to temper the steel with heat treatment like using a propane flame or heating it over a campfire. The heat treatment would allow it to be tuned. The genuine handpan I ordered finally arrived after a few months, so I no longer needed this homemade one to practice on and threw it out a few months ago. I hope you find some interesting instrument to play. Enjoy.
@@steveg601 A heat gun reaches about 2000 degrees and is pretty easy to handle...but I ended up purchasing a Kalimba, instead. I'm not a professional so I just wanted something new to play around with at home. This will do just fine....fingers won't do as well on the guitar anymore. Thanks for responding! =o)
This was both brilliant, and humorous! Also, very illustrative of just how difficult it is to produce one of these gorgeous creations. I once had a similar thought pertaining to Tibetan singing bowls. Tapping on a metal salad bowl doesn't come anywhere close! Then, when you watch actual artisans creating them, and you see the precision and labor involved, you can only feel humbled and grateful for the intelligent and skillful people that make them. It really is a sort of magic. Thank you for all the time, thought and effort you put into making this video. My wife and I, both "seasoned citizens" ourselves, very much appreciated your clever humor, and your GREAT MATH SKILLS! Stay well!
I like your brilliant idea. It comes close to what I am about to do. I planned to use those stainless bowls but I am about to make it a tounge drum. That way l will not have the flattening problem. I have made the templates for the differenr tounges from thick paper and fixed them with some easy to remove glue to their respective position and marked the outline with a fine marker on the pan's outside. Cutting them with a dremel and small cutting disk u6s no big problem if you do it slowly. The tine you can easily adjust by extending the cut and make the actual tounge slightly longer. The longer the cut the lower the tone. I tried it in a smaller scale and it worked perfect. Now comes the real size and i am confident that this will also work well. At the end it kept me busy doing something different and usefull. The sound is good and I am quite satisfied that I do not have to buy that super instrument
Thank you so very much for this. There really can sometimes be such a thing as " 'A' for effort ".... and this gets an 'A +++'. Brilliant. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Hi dear, really enjoyed your positivity and character and the way the things should work . Am preparing to make on of those but missing the notes so, would mind to pass me those of yours please?
I liked the way how he tried all possibilities to get that in shape and put up the notes, he could not make it... But really liked him not giving up and kept trying... Really liked the video sir 👍👌
Would heating the metal with a propane torch, and then making the flats first, followed by the dimples be better? If you place a hard flat piece of steel on the inside of the bowl, that wack it from the outside, perhaps that will work.
Thank you Voytsmis, but piano and violin are way past my skill level. I love your Handpan, RAV Vast and Pulsar music - my three favorite instruments. How coincidental, I watched hundreds of videos of all different scales and finally ordered a C# Anna Ziska Handpan from David Galleher of Makai Instruments. That is a beautiful scale which such versatility and you do magic with it. I also have a RAV Vast2 Kurd on order. After my budget recovers from these two major purchases - and that will be a while - a Pulsar is next on my list. My grandfather and Aunt played/plays the violin as a hobby. If you are serious about a violin, try a $62 violin. Here is a video comparing a $62 violin with a $285,000 violin. Honestly, I cannot tell the difference in sound quality. th-cam.com/video/1HotrHNXwpE/w-d-xo.html
I wonder if you could do like an epoxy pour of a professional one to make a mold, then either let harden, and if it turn out mold not hard enough use to hammer steel over it, then try a concrete pour overtop of epoxy mold for stronger outer mold. Plus, this could maybe work using small sized drum as mold, then it can be built out to steel bowl size…. What do you think?
Beautiful approach to discovery and learning. A lesson on being a student of life. I agree with a previous comment suggesting hearing the bowls and letting them cool slowly to remove tempering - that should help deal with the notes popping back out, as it gets the steel back to being malleable. I'm going to use your fantastic idea to try making a steel tongue pan.
I'm not all the way through video yet, but maybe if the flat surface was created first...it would be easier to then pound the dimple notes into the pan...just a thought...that way the flat area is already there and the curved dimple note could be easier to create without distortion. Loved the video and love how your think. Thank you.
this was really useful for understanding the construction process. it's easy to see how with better base materials anyone could conceivably construct a quality hung using this video as a guide. THANK YOU!
Thank you Julius. It took a lot of time to make the video, but it was fun and believe it or not it is helping me learn how to play. It has about the same size and feel of a Handpan so my arms and fingers can get use to the movements. I will be glad, however, once the real Handpan arrives.
@@steveg601 This was fantastic, thanks for sharing! For the record, I dont think there is a Handpan on the market that is that small, or that deep. On average they are around 53cm diameter, but they can certainly vary from this. I think most people will find they will need to learn to reach a bit further to get around the Handpan. Having said this, its a great DYI fun project, and I reckon you got it as good as it would get with that kind of bowl! Next you should try this on a webber ;-)
Mr G ! The end result admittedly sounded well average :) I do however take my hat off to you, Life is trial and error, one can clearly see this was an education exercise and I learned a lot , you cant put a price on knowledge sir! best wishes from Sunny South Africa
when hammering from a flat 18 gauge piece of metal to form shell, the metal stretches to form the depths, the hammering produces heat causing an annealing or hardening to take hold, these bits also foldmicroscopically upon themselves ( like a samurai sword). So basically if you would have used a flat piece and formed it wa-la or maybe even a less deep bowl things would've been different.
@@steveg601 I watched a bunch videos and none had smooth keys around the dimples, they all had a little hump. Maybe if you cut tongues into the sides it would allow a nice bell tone. I'm gonna try shallow salad bowls.
That is an excellent idea. It does change it from a handpan to a tongue pan, but it would serve well as a temporary solution while waiting for the arrival of a handpan or RAV, etc. People typically wait several months to one or two years to get their handpan and they need something to practice on in the meantime while waiting. Yet, there is nothing available. So something that could be made with simple hand tools would be great. When you make it please post a video. I and others would love to see how it comes out.
Stay Zen my friend! Loving you video and was rewarded with good laugh with the end result!! Hilarious failure!! Final note, it was indeed educational as to how a handpan is made. Peace Brother.
Steven or anyone - is it possible to get circular [not oval] note templates/sizes. I am ready to start making a hand pan but I need to know for each note what size is the note-field and dimple - I have viewed the Shellopan chart mentioned but nit doesn't give the notes.
Hi Mark, You can check with professional Handpan makers. They are very willing to share their knowledge with others. Here is a list of Handpan makers, on the left of this page click on "193 more", www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1h25DQtlFrl0q_8R1irCGl-tsHKs&ll=38.526717809418436%2C-83.24627917029127&z=4
2 things. dont flatten the sound plates extend the areas around them till the sound plates flatten themselves out more. then once they are flatter is when you hammer out the plates themselves for tuning. also on premade bowls you may need to heat them and let them cool slowly to knock off any temper, not sure on this, then reheat and cool quickly to temper it back once its in the basic shape. otherwise it may be easier to make a tank drum if you cant get a handpan right away. i made one a few years back that i dont have anymore from an old helium tank and worked just fine. definitely not a handpan but had decent tones and is somewhat dome shaped. the helium tank is at least safer than a propane tank but a lighter metal. just need a dremmel with some cutoff wheels or just a drill and a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade. hope this helps
Those are good points. Thank you. Others have also said that heating the pan to anneal it will help tuning. Extending the flat area gradually is also good advice. Although, my amateur attempt produced a terrible handpan, I actually did practice playing on it for two months while following an online handpan tutorial before my real handpan arrived. It did help my arm coordination tremendously. So, it did serve its temporary purpose. Now, that I have a real handpan I retired that practice pan to the trash heap. Also, I do have two professionally made tank drums from helium (not propane) tanks. I posted a video playing one of them. Thanks for your interest in this little exercise.
Dang!! You really put a LOT of work into this project! Very cool! Fun to watch! Wish there was a builder near you. I’d think you’d get a kick out of hanging with them in their shops for a day! It’s a fascinating process! 🛸 🎶. 🤗 🦋
Hi G. Blessed hope, Several builders have told me that heating (Annealing) would be the next step to prepare it for tuning. I have not tried it, since I discarded my attempted pan after my real handpan finally arrived from a professional builder. Love my real handpan.
Thanks for your comments - I am glad you enjoyed it. Yes, there are quite a few mean-spirited people out there and that is okay. Who knows what life experiences they suffered to embitter them. Also, handpans aren't for everyone. Only those that have dug a little deeper into handpans would benefit. Life isn't easy and on the path some people have it much tougher than others and need compassion and understanding as they work through their difficulties. Hopefully it is temporary for them and they will heal and smile again soon. All we can do is pray that their lives be blessed.
As a metal worker, the problem is you beed to _shrink the metal_ which also implies that it must get thicker. Metals, obviously, dont like doing that. But they can be...er, "beaten" into submission!
You should pound against a flat surface. This can be done with the flat end of one of your 2x3s on the inside as you pound with your hammer. This will force the metal yo do what you want - which is to push sideways to thickenand shrink.
You should also anneal occasionally - heat until red hot and cool slowly. The metal will soften. Keep in mind that stainless steel has chromium in it, so aneal outside, and wear a welding respirator!
came for tutorial, stayed for comedy
Hi Irmantas Mačiulaitis, I am pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks.
Comedy bc your 🧠 can't comprehend him 😂 he did an amazing job with his explanation.
@@steveg601 Have you seen this video? th-cam.com/video/q0O6SFM48Fc/w-d-xo.html Looks like the guy uses a hydraulic press for the dimples and flat surfaces. Thought it was pretty intresting
Absolutely brutal... hahhahha 😂😂😂
I absolutely love this guy, his sincerity, his love for the quest and his genuine love and passion for the journey. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. God Bless you sir. Thank you for the inspiration!!!
Ignore all the hateful comments! You were a joy to listen to and you seem like a very nice man! Keep up the good work!
Thanks Picarto for your comments and your excellent advice.
had to follow you on here . Made my day . Now to see your other videos.
I really like this video.
1. Very honest
2. Fun to watch
3. Information that I need!!!
Thanks Video Eppo. I am glad you got something out of it.
@@steveg601 I tried making a tank drum using deep frying pans. sounds pretty decent. I would be happy if you could see my video and share your opinion.
I went to your TH-cam channel and made comments. You are very skilled. Wonderful video!
@@steveg601 wow, thanks. That's a really nice gesture.
You are kidding
You are so entertaining!! I enjoyed your enthusiasm!
A lot of great and famous inventors failed but didn't give up. I like the way you think friend.
i appreciate you sharing your work and experiences, thanks man, yeah if ppl have nothing good to say, dont even bother listening to them, people like you doing what you are doing, is a joy to watch and learn .
"what did we learn from this exercise?"🤣😂😂 I'm dead! Comedy gold!!
This is called learn by playing around and you dear sir are lovely. Never lose that joy of life.
This video was extremely fun to watch! Thanks for showing me ways to create an affordable handpan!
I have figured out who I want to be when I grow up one day. This video was fantastic, thank you!
Came for a tutorial.
Did not fund one
Still a awesome investement of my time.
Gorgeous video
The amount of knowledge that went into this is fantastic. Great video, thank you!
Thank you so much for all the effort, time, & detail you put into this video! This has been very helpful to watch as I thought about doing the same thing 😊
The Steve Jobs of handpans? Great video!
aaaaand this is why we have TH-cam
Thank you!
Thank you for putting this out. I’m going to take what you’ve done and use the press I have and see if I can come up with something
Brilliant love it..I'm gonna show this to my hubby..everytime I need to have a picture on the wall he goes running to the garage for a hammer that he can't find for 20 minutes..I go to the kitchen drawer for my rolling pin yay its up in 2 mins! 😅
Omgosh your such a sweety. Went through all this for us..Priceless. 😁
Awesome, Video Steve. I had a good laugh and enjoyed watching it. Stay healthy and happy so you can create another entertaining video like this... :)
Thank you! I thought I wanted to build my own. You did it like I would have done it. I'm thankful that I looked at your video first...SO...I'm 73 and it will be a cold day in hell before I can save up enough to buy a good one, or even have the time to build one for myself. They have these cute little bitty ones on Amazon and Etsy for a lot less than the nice ones cost. Of course people have to buy their kids something to bang on and appreciate the sound....My kids were given posts and pans of various sizes and that worked for the times. Of course that was way before these things were even invented. I Can probably spring for a small $200.00 one eventually. But I truly enjoyed your video and you saved me $24.00 as that would have been what I would have done myself. I laughed a lot, because I saw myself doing just what you were doing! Thanks! =o)
Karen, I am glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for your input. One addendum - builders have since told me the next step would have been to temper the steel with heat treatment like using a propane flame or heating it over a campfire. The heat treatment would allow it to be tuned. The genuine handpan I ordered finally arrived after a few months, so I no longer needed this homemade one to practice on and threw it out a few months ago. I hope you find some interesting instrument to play. Enjoy.
@@steveg601 A heat gun reaches about 2000 degrees and is pretty easy to handle...but I ended up purchasing a Kalimba, instead. I'm not a professional so I just wanted something new to play around with at home. This will do just fine....fingers won't do as well on the guitar anymore. Thanks for responding! =o)
@@KarenLGage A heat gun is a good idea. Enjoy your Kalimba! I understand about the fingers. We didn't know how good we had it when we were younger.
Thank you for making me appreciate the ordered handpan more! 🙏🏻
This was both brilliant, and humorous! Also, very illustrative of just how difficult it is to produce one of these gorgeous creations.
I once had a similar thought pertaining to Tibetan singing bowls. Tapping on a metal salad bowl doesn't come anywhere close! Then, when you watch actual artisans creating them, and you see the precision and labor involved, you can only feel humbled and grateful for the intelligent and skillful people that make them.
It really is a sort of magic. Thank you for all the time, thought and effort you put into making this video. My wife and I, both "seasoned citizens" ourselves, very much appreciated your clever humor, and your GREAT MATH SKILLS!
Stay well!
Indeed as a maker myself. I literally build and make everything I use, but this is some thing else
Thank you for your time and your sweetness!!! Stay safe!
Steven, your job is great and your sense of humor even bigger! congratulations !
Steven, what method did you use ? (I'm a little bit confusing too my fingers...)
thank you for putting so much work into this video 🧡
A pan to pound on and a pot to piss in is a good position to be in😂
Really nice video. I watched the entire thing. Came out just as I would expect my own try at it would go but nice experience. Thanks for the video
You are amazing and hilarious. When u said ‘duct tape’...I spewed my coffee! Love ur energy!
I give you my respect for this video ❤ this is already a hard job to explain everything ❤ good job
Omg you are my new favorite person. I’m not even mad I got clickbaited hahah 💞
I like your brilliant idea. It comes close to what I am about to do. I planned to use those stainless bowls but I am about to make it a tounge drum. That way l will not have the flattening problem. I have made the templates for the differenr tounges from thick paper and fixed them with some easy to remove glue to their respective position and marked the outline with a fine marker on the pan's outside. Cutting them with a dremel and small cutting disk u6s no big problem if you do it slowly. The tine you can easily adjust by extending the cut and make the actual tounge slightly longer. The longer the cut the lower the tone. I tried it in a smaller scale and it worked perfect. Now comes the real size and i am confident that this will also work well. At the end it kept me busy doing something different and usefull. The sound is good and I am quite satisfied that I do not have to buy that super instrument
could you maybe give me diameters? it would make my life a lot easier, as im planning to do the same!
you need to make the back part with a hole in the middle too to have the sound better ;)
I oddly enjoy this video! It's really cool to watch, but it's sorta relaxing for me and I use it to relax at night. Lol
Thank you so very much for this. There really can sometimes be such a thing as " 'A' for effort ".... and this gets an 'A +++'. Brilliant. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
Hi dear, really enjoyed your positivity and character and the way the things should work .
Am preparing to make on of those but missing the notes so, would mind to pass me those of yours please?
You were great.. loved your video..
This guy really smash the things!! ...i don't learn anything in this vídeo but it's fun to see
Maby adding heat (normalization) cycles in between to remove the "stress" and tention in the metal
Walmart is selling steel woks for tree fiddy at the moment
I liked the way how he tried all possibilities to get that in shape and put up the notes, he could not make it... But really liked him not giving up and kept trying... Really liked the video sir 👍👌
I thank you for the enthusiasm and entertainment sire
Would heating the metal with a propane torch, and then making the flats first, followed by the dimples be better? If you place a hard flat piece of steel on the inside of the bowl, that wack it from the outside, perhaps that will work.
COOL ! I like it...I wait for more videos...how to make piano...violin...
Thank you Voytsmis, but piano and violin are way past my skill level.
I love your Handpan, RAV Vast and Pulsar music - my three favorite instruments. How coincidental, I watched hundreds of videos of all different scales and finally ordered a C# Anna Ziska Handpan from David Galleher of Makai Instruments. That is a beautiful scale which such versatility and you do magic with it.
I also have a RAV Vast2 Kurd on order. After my budget recovers from these two major purchases - and that will be a while - a Pulsar is next on my list.
My grandfather and Aunt played/plays the violin as a hobby. If you are serious about a violin, try a $62 violin. Here is a video comparing a $62 violin with a $285,000 violin. Honestly, I cannot tell the difference in sound quality.
th-cam.com/video/1HotrHNXwpE/w-d-xo.html
Yes, from stainless steel pots!
@@steveg601 i got a 40$ violin and honestly i could not tell the difference from the thousands of $ ones
@@liam_er Yes, isn't that amazing. I have seen videos of cheap vs expensive violins and the sound of the cheap violins is truly excellent.
@@steveg601 i know, it’s crazy that people are generous enough to sell them at that low a of a price!
Hats off to you for giving it a go... Interesting what you've shown and definitely agree that handpan makers are amazing at what they do 🙏
the amount of effort put into this is crazy! Great video.
😂❤ thank you for a great laugh! Awesome
honoured to be your 1000th like my friend, great video 👍🤝
Its beautiful Steve!
I wonder if you could do like an epoxy pour of a professional one to make a mold, then either let harden, and if it turn out mold not hard enough use to hammer steel over it, then try a concrete pour overtop of epoxy mold for stronger outer mold. Plus, this could maybe work using small sized drum as mold, then it can be built out to steel bowl size…. What do you think?
Thanks for the information i want to try to get a handpan
Beautiful approach to discovery and learning. A lesson on being a student of life. I agree with a previous comment suggesting hearing the bowls and letting them cool slowly to remove tempering - that should help deal with the notes popping back out, as it gets the steel back to being malleable.
I'm going to use your fantastic idea to try making a steel tongue pan.
Thank you very much for sharing this 🙏🏽
😀 Hey pas mal le concepte, je vais essayer d'en fabriquer un également, merci pour le partage 🙏
Well done sir great to see🎉
I'm not all the way through video yet, but maybe if the flat surface was created first...it would be easier to then pound the dimple notes into the pan...just a thought...that way the flat area is already there and the curved dimple note could be easier to create without distortion. Loved the video and love how your think. Thank you.
When you hit the "outlines" with your point, it will pull down on the center part, do it in a circle and it'll flatten. You are "dropping" it down.
Love your experimental approach
Cant understand why there are so many dislikes, you are so optimistic and hilarious!
this was really useful for understanding the construction process. it's easy to see how with better base materials anyone could conceivably construct a quality hung using this video as a guide. THANK YOU!
Aaron thanks for your comment. I am glad you found something useful in my video. Nice Guitar playing by the way.
Eh.... it's a pretty far stretch to say that "anyone" can make a high quality pan with good materials. It's way harder than it seems.
That was funny 😄 Thank you!
Thank you Julius. It took a lot of time to make the video, but it was fun and believe it or not it is helping me learn how to play. It has about the same size and feel of a Handpan so my arms and fingers can get use to the movements. I will be glad, however, once the real Handpan arrives.
@@steveg601 This was fantastic, thanks for sharing! For the record, I dont think there is a Handpan on the market that is that small, or that deep. On average they are around 53cm diameter, but they can certainly vary from this. I think most people will find they will need to learn to reach a bit further to get around the Handpan.
Having said this, its a great DYI fun project, and I reckon you got it as good as it would get with that kind of bowl!
Next you should try this on a webber ;-)
im glad i skipped to the end. didnt waste my time
I did the same🤣🤣🤣
Be my grandpa lol
Aww you're too cute!! I saw one in a music store for $1,000 and it sounded so nice but yeah...too much $!
That’s actually on the cheapo end for handpans. A typical quality handpan runs fro $1,500-2k
Mr G ! The end result admittedly sounded well average :) I do however take my hat off to you, Life is trial and error, one can clearly see this was an education exercise and I learned a lot , you cant put a price on knowledge sir! best wishes from Sunny South Africa
Your a great guy!
He reminds me of Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad. That just makes this so much better
You know Mike could make a KILLER drum, though. GET IT? KILLER? I am hilarious.
...I'll go.
@@BryanCDonaldson 👏🏽
Steve,
Do you give hand pan lessons/tutorials .If so I’d like to sign up. I don’t own a hand pan yet but I intend to order a17”, 6 note one soon.
Narayanan Subramaniam, I am still a beginner. For excellent online lessons, see David Charrier at masterthehandpan.com
Halarious! Good intentions 😎👏
At least u try to give us hope and ideas
Thankyou Steve Jobs
when hammering from a flat 18 gauge piece of metal to form shell, the metal stretches to form the depths, the hammering produces heat causing an annealing or hardening to take hold, these bits also foldmicroscopically upon themselves ( like a samurai sword). So basically if you would have used a flat piece and formed it wa-la or maybe even a less deep bowl things would've been different.
Thanks for sharing that tip Bruce.
@@steveg601 I watched a bunch videos and none had smooth keys around the dimples, they all had a little hump. Maybe if you cut tongues into the sides it would allow a nice bell tone. I'm gonna try shallow salad bowls.
That is an excellent idea. It does change it from a handpan to a tongue pan, but it would serve well as a temporary solution while waiting for the arrival of a handpan or RAV, etc. People typically wait several months to one or two years to get their handpan and they need something to practice on in the meantime while waiting. Yet, there is nothing available. So something that could be made with simple hand tools would be great. When you make it please post a video. I and others would love to see how it comes out.
Fine, interesting experiment, thank for math pattern, a want to learn about math of making pan
Stay Zen my friend! Loving you video and was rewarded with good laugh with the end result!! Hilarious failure!! Final note, it was indeed educational as to how a handpan is made. Peace Brother.
Steven or anyone - is it possible to get circular [not oval] note templates/sizes. I am ready to start making a hand pan but I need to know for each note what size is the note-field and dimple - I have viewed the Shellopan chart mentioned but nit doesn't give the notes.
Hi Mark, You can check with professional Handpan makers. They are very willing to share their knowledge with others. Here is a list of Handpan makers, on the left of this page click on "193 more", www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1h25DQtlFrl0q_8R1irCGl-tsHKs&ll=38.526717809418436%2C-83.24627917029127&z=4
I actually thought you would make something decent out of those bowls😂My dreams got shattered
I guess I used the incorrect word. Where are the shells purchased from?
Thanks in advance
Good on paper 😂 great video!
Where are the dish from?
fantastic video!!! great creativity.
I think you have discovered something a car should be made out of
What if you take a block of wood and hollow it to the size and then ping hammer the metal and stretch it.
2 things. dont flatten the sound plates extend the areas around them till the sound plates flatten themselves out more. then once they are flatter is when you hammer out the plates themselves for tuning. also on premade bowls you may need to heat them and let them cool slowly to knock off any temper, not sure on this, then reheat and cool quickly to temper it back once its in the basic shape. otherwise it may be easier to make a tank drum if you cant get a handpan right away. i made one a few years back that i dont have anymore from an old helium tank and worked just fine. definitely not a handpan but had decent tones and is somewhat dome shaped. the helium tank is at least safer than a propane tank but a lighter metal. just need a dremmel with some cutoff wheels or just a drill and a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade. hope this helps
Those are good points. Thank you. Others have also said that heating the pan to anneal it will help tuning. Extending the flat area gradually is also good advice. Although, my amateur attempt produced a terrible handpan, I actually did practice playing on it for two months while following an online handpan tutorial before my real handpan arrived. It did help my arm coordination tremendously. So, it did serve its temporary purpose. Now, that I have a real handpan I retired that practice pan to the trash heap. Also, I do have two professionally made tank drums from helium (not propane) tanks. I posted a video playing one of them. Thanks for your interest in this little exercise.
Dang!! You really put a LOT of work into this project! Very cool! Fun to watch! Wish there was a builder near you. I’d think you’d get a kick out of hanging with them in their shops for a day! It’s a fascinating process! 🛸 🎶. 🤗 🦋
I love the video thank you for making it!
you are amazing thnx ❤👍👌
Молодец дед, тоже хотел попробовать с тазика, но решил купить прям нужные листы стали и из них выбить попробовать. Спасибо дед!!
Ohhh i am down.
I like this a lot.
Loved this!
Good attempt
You are amazing
I think you would be more successful making a tung style drum, where you cut tungs into it, and tune, with how long the slots are.
Good job
Will heating the area work?
Hi G. Blessed hope, Several builders have told me that heating (Annealing) would be the next step to prepare it for tuning. I have not tried it, since I discarded my attempted pan after my real handpan finally arrived from a professional builder. Love my real handpan.
Thank you for your effort anyway . you saved me $24.
Great try and great video 😀
Thanks!
God, I can't believe the amount of rudeness in the comments. It's honestly sad. I applaud your work in to this. It was really cool to watch!
Thanks for your comments - I am glad you enjoyed it. Yes, there are quite a few mean-spirited people out there and that is okay. Who knows what life experiences they suffered to embitter them. Also, handpans aren't for everyone. Only those that have dug a little deeper into handpans would benefit. Life isn't easy and on the path some people have it much tougher than others and need compassion and understanding as they work through their difficulties. Hopefully it is temporary for them and they will heal and smile again soon. All we can do is pray that their lives be blessed.