Pan Making in South Africa, 1995/6

This footage was taken when I had my pan workshop out at the Old Power Station, outside Grahamstown in South Africa. I rented an outbuilding that had once been a pump room when the powerstation was in operation. It was small, but the weather was generally good enough that we could work outside a lot of the time. There was an abandoned house adjacent to the pump room, which we used as a place to sink drums.
The video presented here shows the techniques and tools I employed at that time; and follows the production of a D Lead pan from start to finish over the course of a few days.

[@wilcoxdaniel9825]

Excellent making your instrument and playing it within a week

[@smithbods1163]

I play the steel pan melody

[@nelsonx5326]

Very cool.

[@stephenramkhelawan2463]

Steve, did you keep any of those old "Cannon Balls" from Grahamstown?

[@tammy8910]

When you beat down the grooves do you hammer the note or around it as well

[@pantuner]

I work a little inside the note. Be aware that this is a very dated video and I don't use many of these techniques any more.

[@tammy8910]

Ok thanks for the info

[@lapangomok]

Name of last song?

[@miscellaneousetc]

samba de orphee, or orfeu. Same song, different version. Played the former in jazz band

[@user-dk3jr1kp3k]

Спасибо вам друзья, очень познавательно 😊