Hang Drum
OriginSwitzerland
Year2000
FamilyPercussion
About the Hang Drum
Invented by Felix Rohner and Sabina Scharer in Bern. Two hemispheres of nitrided steel bonded together. The top has a central ding surrounded by tone fields. Only 25,000 were made before production stopped in 2013. The waiting list was years long. Now many makers create similar handpans worldwide.
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