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The handpan business has become flooded with an array of characters with get rich quick schemes on their minds and dollar signs in their eyes. A huge bane of my existence are the self-styled  handpan "producers" who not only cannot tune the instruments they "produce", but also sell totally unrelated products i.e. Women's clothing as a main business.  A specific handpan "producer" comes to mind in fact, and if you have been on eBay following the handpan market regularly for any length of time, you will know which "producer" I am speaking of.  Let's be honest, would you trust a...

We are pleased to announce that we have now added demo videos for the two sets of double seconds we have available in our store; The F# Double Seconds with a standard note pattern, and the Low E double seconds with the Ellie Mannette  designed note pattern.  All interested parties are encouraged to take the time to see and hear for themselves the high level of quality craftmanship that goes into making our Steelpans, as well as the master tuning techniques that are applied to our instruments in order to make them SING.  Please visit our online shop for more...

Steelpan tuning (and handpan tuning by default), is literally a discipline that takes years of hands on study and training in order for one to acheive competency in the field. The operative word in the previous sentence is DISCIPLINE, as formal, disciplined study is required before one can reasonably expect to be able to become a legitimate Pan tuner.    As far as the Handpan is concerned, gone are the days when makers/tuners studied for years on end under a master steelpan tuner as an apprentice, if these days ever existed among most handpan makers, especially the one-dimensional ones.  ...

Brand New and Finely Tuned KaribPAN  ''D Integral''  Handpan.    Notes:    D A Bb C D E F A    Our KaribPAN Handpan product lines are tuned by our tuner who has over 40 years of Pan tuning experience. With such an extentive backround in Pan tuning, we use the traditional tuning methods that provide proven results which truly make our Pans SING! (THIS ITEM IS IRREGULAR, HENCE THE PRICE BUT IT IS STILL A GREAT VALUE!!! - The top shell had a small hole in one of the dimples which was welded and featured prominently in the photo...

In a previous blog post, I touched upon the topic of the fast growing number of new, one-dimensional handpan makers on the market every year, which has naturally served to increase competition on the maker's side of the market.  By and large, most of the new makers who are currently entering into the handpan market are one-dimensional, unproven pan makers with little to no track record. These particular unscrupulous opportunists view the handpan market as an opportunity in which to exploit the lack of supply and fill demand by flooding the market with poor products built and ''tuned'' by makers...