How to Buy a Handpan - Tips for Choosing a Quality Instrument
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2020
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Hello my Friends!
In this whole new handpan realm, we have hundreds of options to choose from.Even 5 years ago, the selection was far smaller and relegated to the large, well known makers, and a few smaller ones.
Today, many people have taken up the hammer and started crafting quality instruments.With this shift in availability, I think it is important for people to make an informed choice.
There are many many parameters to consider when purchasing your first instrument, so knowing some of the traits to look for, will allow you to chose an instrument/sound sculpture that suits your style and musical desires.
These are MY opinions and experience owning and playing for many makers over the years, so you may have different beliefs.We are thankfully in a time where some"smaller" and larger ones makers are creating high quality instruments, at reasonable prices.
This video is not an advertisement for any maker in particular, and is not intended to influence in that direction. The handpans used are ones I own or have access to , and illustrate some or all of the traits i enjoy in an instrument.
Armed with the tools given here, you can begin to search for an instrument with a bit more clarity.
Not addressed in this video are scales. A topic for future discussion! ;)
These traits are NOT all necessary for you to be satisfied and to find a quality instrument, however, a combination of them, will help lead you towards a quality instrument.
Add your own tips below! :)
Hope you find this helpful and remember,
Rewildyoursoul
ps- stay till the end for an extra tune!
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Hello friends!
Thanks for the 60k views!
For those interested, the Handpans, in order:
C# Godan handpan custom scale in intro 1:39
Handromeda Raw Steel handpan custom scale “Lunaria” 3:55
F Pygmy RavPan 5:26
A pentatonic minor Sonido de Mano Travel handpan 8:08
D Amara/ Celtic Novapan Stainless 7:10
Hope that helps!
Rewildyoursoul
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Thank you! I want #1 but just saw it's only available in the Netherlands and 2 month wait 😢
@@vpconcepts9838 yes, it sadly takes a bit depending on the maker. It’s worth it, however!
Hi this may seem like a silly question but the first two pans being in a custom scale , may I please ask the note line up for both?
I am incredibly interested in both of these tunings , after seeing this video it is going to make it very hard to settle for anything less.
The Godan are absolutely beautiful and offer such a wonderful all round sound .
@@MissMog not silly at all!
The Godan is :
C# center. F# G# A C# E flat F G# C#
Hope that helps!
Ricky
GREAT! But every time you pulled out a new pan, I said "I like THAT one!" : )
That is the tricky part haha they are all amazing!
Have you already found your scale?
2:54 Nitrided Steel
3:44 Raw Steel
5:05 Nitrided Steel, Brass coated
6:00 Stainless, Chromed top
7:06 Stainless
Thanks! Never played any percussion in my life and thinking about one of these. Learned so much!!!
Fab overview Ricky, thank you. Love the SS and the Rav Pan, beautiful!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great community content. Thanks for taking the time to create and share this video. 🙏
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But when is the fashion guide video coming on these shirts?!! Always crushing that style game!
haha thanks brother! I searched far and wide for them!
You are the living boss from Grandma’s Boy
Been interested in a handpan for a while, this has been very helpful 🙂
Thank you very much for this beautiful musik video and your powerful advices.I play the flute and before long time - as I learned the instrument - my teacher went with mi into the store and tested for me the instrument - I never regret her disision
What a blessing you are! You make the world a better place - sharing so freely your talents and knowledge. Thank you so much for all you do!
Thanks so much for the kind words Rodney 🎶🙏 It’s always fun to talk about Handpans!
The talent that pours from your hands and heart outshines these beautiful instruments. Thank you for sharing ❤️ your passion of the drums with the world. I am inspired to buy my first drum!
Thanks Tina! 🎶🙏
Thank you so much for making this video! It was super helpful to hear from an experienced Handpan player reflect back on what you’ve learned to help choose the right instrument from the many makers and pans that exist today. It’s very thoughtful of you to share this with the community. Grazie
Thanks for the kind words Wes! 🎶🙏
this is beautiful, you are skilled as well. I really did enjoy this video, thank you for this
Glad you liked it my friend!
Perfect thank you for this good info. I was beating my head on the different choices offered on the handpans drums.
Glad to help! I also offer a few D Kurds n the 1200$ range made for my students, if you ends up going with stainless!
Feel free to email me 🎶🙏
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and insight. It’s hard to believe that such beautiful sounds can come from such and instrument without an electronic power source. Amazing sounds!!!
Absolutely my friend! Happy to share. I had the same feeling the first time I hear one. It is a magical instrument!
amazing video Thankyou so much I'm looking to get into this instrument and your video was a great place to start
Glad to help! There are so many pans out there now, so it is hard to sort thought them. 🎶
Thanks for sharing! This video is very helpful. There a lot of hand pan makers out there now, having so many choices can make it difficult to pick the right instrument. This guide makes it much easier to choose 😉
So glad it was useful! There are tons of makers now, so I think a video talking about what to look for will help others out. 🙏
Oh man, this is amazing. Thanks for this great presentation and explainer.
Glad it was helpful!
This peculiar instrument and your skill is a gift to awaken humanity. The sounds take the mind in a journey with it that can’t be denied. A special spiritual tool. Absolutely beyond words! Thanks so much.
100% agree!!!!! What scale do you have?
This is wonderful thankyou I first heard Dante Bucci fanfare over 10 years ago now and ever since I have wanted a hang drum I am searching now finally . One of the drums at the begining... the sound bought a tear to my eye I deffo need to go back to that one Wow .
Ahh Dante Bucci was an old favorite of mine as well. Thanks for watching! 🎶🙏
Thank you so much! This is great info! I am searching for my 1st handpan...and I know who I will be going to.
Glad it helped! There is so much to learn about it!
Thanks for the advice, lots of great info!
Of course! Glad to help :)
I’ve never had the chance to play a handpan, but I have played drums, guitar, but love how this instrument combines melody and percussion, I’d love to learn. It can be overwhelming for a newbie like me to even know where to begin, but this vid deff helps! Much appreciated 🙏
My pleasure! They are some of my favorite instruments to play!
Thank you! This was very helpful!
Fantastic video. Informative, succinct, and lovely to listen to.
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Verty well done, with lots of things to think about. I appreciate your help, from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Thanks! :)
So very useful!! Thank you.
I've just ordered my first pan here in South Africa and now I know what to ask for from the manufacturer. 🙏
Great! Glad to help :)
Very informative video Ricky! You Congrats for the initiative. You’ve transmitted the content very clearly and relevant way.
Good! I look forward to interviewing you soon so we can talk even more about the details! 😉🙏
Handromeda Handpan I tried to be as neutral as possible 😂
Amazing video!!! Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely! Hope it was helpful for you!
thanks for sharing your thoughts, I bought mine about a year ago, i got advice from a couple of people and although I am happy with mine, I do feel looking back I rushed a little, I was just so keen to be finally able to afford one, I struggled to get in touch with makers that I love the sound or look of their pans, I am hoping to save up and travel to a maker in the uk soon, I want a travel size handpan next, as my novapan is rather large when i don't use my snare stand! love your videos.
For the UK, I can definitely recommend Zephyr as well as Meridian Handpans. Glad you started the handpan journey!
You truly know what your talking about thank you for this video
Thanks my friend!
Just ordered a RAV pan with your affiliate link. Great videos, found them very helpful! Keep up the good work!
Awesome! Thank you! I am excited to hear what you create!
Wow, u get down on those! Great sounds and rhythm.
Thanks my friend!
Fantastic breakdown! Appreciate this. I currenty own a D Kurd tonguepan (YW Pulsar) and love it. Eventually would like a handpan as well, when the time is right. Strongly considering a F (low) Pygmy or something similar.
F Pygmy is an amazing scale! I am sure you would love how different it feels from the d Kurd! 🎶🙏
Thank you very much for these very helpful advices 🙌👍👍
My pleasure and glad it helped!
really really really nice, really good. Thank you very so much. Super appreciate , man. TAmo junto, blessings
Thank you so much for you information!!!
Good advice. Thanks!
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Very informative video. You are talented!
Glad to help my friend and thanks!
Absolutely love that shirt man.!
Thanks Alex! I love this one as well!
No plans of purchasing handpan yet but loved the way you played it..
Thanks... ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks fiend! 🙏🎶 appreciate you checking it out!
great video thank you. I really liked one of the ones you featured here. Looking for my first purchase.
Glad it was helpful! :)
Great info! Been quite a few years since I first saw a handpan. They seemed to be only available to someone who could travel to Europe to purchase one. Awesome to see how much both the instrument and playing has advanced since then....Thanks!
Glad it was useful my friend!
What a great insight.........It's all about preference and style as in any instrument.....
Agreed my friend! Thanks for listening 🎶🙏🔥🌙
@@ReWildYourSoul Each instrument has unique stories to tell that just come out if you allow them to speak. They all have their individuality and simply encourage you to play differently. I have had several guitars. Some very expensive and some very inexpensive.......If they are able to play in tune (To Me Anyway) then they let me know what to play....I would not necessarily have composed the same composition on another guitar. For me..tone is everything....
Love your playing by the way and attention to detail...refreshing !
Super helpful video ! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you a lot for the video. Very helpful 😊
My pleasure! Glad to help!
Thank you for the info!
No prob jason!
So helpful!!! Thank you!!!
Glad to help my friend!
Very informative. Thank you so much.
Glad to help!
What a interesting video and sympathic man!
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Great advice thank you ❤️
Glad to help Dani! 🎶🙏🔥
Excellent video Ricky! I hope to have a handpan sometime next year. I've got one maker in mind right now. I'm a heavy handed player when I get jamming so nitrated might be my best bet. One thing is for sure, you can never have too many RAVs or Handpans.
It’s funny, even handpan don’t follow their own rules sometimes haha. The handromeda Pan, which is raw steel, is super stable. Some of it is just how skilled or in what way a tuner approaches making the instrument! As long as they are focused on stability, the material only really matter for care and tonal reasons. 😉 I am sure you will love whatever you get! Let me know if you want a second opinion when the time comes to getting one!
@@ReWildYourSoul Thanks Ricky, I'll touch base with you on that for sure.
Holly crap that brass coated one sounds beautiful!
SonidoDeMano is the maker!
Aloha ReWildYourSoul, thank you for so many helpful videos & informative content. I’m an old beach drummer, djembes & djun djuns. During Covid I practiced isolationism, and stopped playing at our Maui beach drum circles for over a year. During that time, I purchased four Rav Vast, direct. 1st a D-Major, 2nd a G-Pygmy, 3rd an E-Low Pygmy, and 4th a B Kurd. Thought I was done, but Rav just had a big 7th BD sale, & I ordered my 1st handpan a D Hijaz. I watched your D Hijaz videos, which I appreciate. I love the ease of the Vasts, the sturdy nature, and the vibrational sounds. I’m a little worried the handpan will be much more difficult to play, but believe it holds different sounds, & will allow more off note sounds than the heavier Vasts. I picked the D Hijaz for the huge 30% sale price, but also thought it would fit with my Vast collection. My Question is for you & your style, if you only had a single pan, what handpan would fit your needs or style??? Mahalo…..
Hey there! That is a good question. I think if I only had one handpan scale, I would choose either Kurd or F Low pygmy, as these provide much variety and chordal potential. For most players, writing songs is not the goal, so more limited scales are not an issue. That said, they all have their time and place! Great questions! :)
Mahalo, Mahalo, Mahalo……..
Appreciate your reply, in depth answer, and for your passion that shines bright. Blessings & Aloha to you & yours…….
@@ReWildYourSoul
Amazing video. Thank you.
Really glad it was useful for you! 🎶🙏🔑
super information expertly presented...
Glad it was useful 🎶🙏 I appreciate the kind words!
Very skilled advanced skills, great performance, touching heart
Thanks my friend!
Thank you very much for your helpful post.
Really glad I was useful! There is a list pinned on the top of the comments with the makers featured!
nicely done my friend - thank you
Thanks buddy!
Complete newb here. Looking for a gift for a friend and I don’t believe I could have found a better research video. Thanks much!!
Glad it was useful!
Thanks for the explanations
No problem, glad to help! 🎶🙏
Never have I appreciated a man’s shirt before this high on lsd
😂 it is a pretty sweet shirt, I agree!
wow the golden one at around 7:20 sounds amazing! but also like the rav f pigmy
Agreed! Two amazing instruments!
thank you for the video im looking into buying one :)
My pleasure!
Awesome video👌
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
This was so needed by a lot of people I'm sure and so helpful! Thank you.
my pleasure!
Just bought my first hanpan and i am in love . It brings me so much joy
im so jealous! i hope i can buy one this year at some point
Where did you buy it from
@@aravinci i actually bought it from Amazon, i know it probably not the best approach but i was just really wanting one
@@_peepee_ you should definitely get one if you can they are so much fun
Where did you buy it? Help me please? I want to buy one.
Dude! Your so dope man! Sh⁸ts beautiful! Never seen any of those drums before. Dope sh⁸t.
Thanks man! It’s an amazing world Of instruments out there! Welcome! 🎶🙏🔥🌿👁
@@ReWildYourSoul , I'm entering that world on Sunday when Amazon ships me some sleel tounge drum to start. I would really like to get a hand pand or obe of your RAVs but they are pricey and Idk enough about it all to drop more then a hundred into it. Are the price ranges for both usually between 600 to 2000 bucks? I need a panhand on a pan handlers budget, lol!
Thank you. So much helpful. Greetings from Nothern Germany 🙋🏻♀️
You are very welcome! Greeting from the snowing mountains of Massachusetts 🎶🔥
I really liked the F Pygmy RAVpan the most, very appealing to me
Love the Ravpan! :)
I am 58 years old. This is my second experience with this instrument. I am in awe of this. Oh the price........nope not in my price range but I do like watching people play these.
So glad you liked it! I have tons of other music as well, so feel free to check it out. My Handpan album is on iTunes, Spotify etc. it’s called Lunaria by Rewildyoursoul .There are cheaper options, like the Rav Vast, that sound just as amazing, but are half the cost at 750~. There are many makers now creating instruments in the 800-1k range. Would love to have you listen to some of my other music 🎶🙏 Have a great day!
@@ReWildYourSoul I'll check your recordings out!
Excellent information
Glad to help! 🔥🎶🙏🔑
I love you shirt... flower of life is my jam.
Thanks so much! This one is a favorite of mine as well!
beautiful to listen to and love your mad-as skills :) But a wee tip for when doing a comparison - ALWAYS compare apples with apples - i.e. play the same tune on each different hand pan so that we can hear how the same tune sounds different.
Agreed! It just doesn’t quite work like that on these, as they are all different scales/ notes !😉 It would be like changing the tuning of a guitar and trying to use the same chord positions. Thanks so much for you kind words as well!🙏🌞🎶
Cool man ❤
beautiful..thank you
Welcome 😊
Wow you really made my day !
Do you you know any shop in Canada where I can try them in person ? I’m still trying to figure out which one is the best suited for me !
Keep up the good work ! You just won a subscriber :)
I can recommend Peace handpans and panacea Sonora/ Boreal handpan in canada!
This was a very helpful video. Thank you for that. I'm about to buy my first when i can. I want an f pygmy so bad. They're so beautiful sounding usually. Ayasa's f pygmy is my someday dream instrument.
Glad it was helpful! I hope that instrument is in your future!
You are awesome thank you so much.
Thanks Buddy!
You’re clearly skilled and know ur product, but it would have been more helpful for me if you had played the same song across each drums. Thanks anyways, great video!!
Hey! They are all different scales, so that would not work 😉 as they are different notes and different keys, they would not sound the same, even with the same pattern, it was more a video about the ways of identifying characteristic of quality instruments. 🙏 Thanks for watching!
Undoubtedly that’s not how it works as a creative being. Each instrument, no matter how similar they are, just like a guitar there are many many different models... it’s the instrument that tells you what will be played by the energy you receive as soon as you place it next to your body. Besides, would have been boring to hear the same song for almost the entire length of the video. Great hat by the way brother 🙏🏼💜🇨🇦
@@oneconsc3333 I guess we just hear the music differently
I was just thinking this exact same thing so we can hear the difference better!
Thank you!
Glad to help! :)
Love this
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Very knowledgeable thank you Appreciate you
My pleasure! Glad it was helpful!
Genuine and informed advice is rare to find these days. I appreciate you making this video to help people who are just getting started and purchasing their first hand pans like myself. You definitely kept me as a life-long subscriber.
So glad it was useful to you! Feel free to reach out if you need any further info!
Yeah for real. Not only very helpful and detailed advice, but he seems like a very good & kind person which makes me trust all of this. This is the first video I've seen from Rewild and I absolutely will be exploring more of his videos on all topics.
Thank you, good sir!
(Sorry I don't know your name yet!)
@@owlexS Ricky is my name! Thanks for the kind words Alex!
Hi 👋, you're truly talented, blessed. It was great listening to you. The peace that a handpan brings is also in your personality and voice. Thank you for putting this video together. I was hoping to hear from you about a few brands that a beginner can look into. Like you said, each one's preference is different but for a starter, how do we go about exploring the handpans. Do you have a video or know someone who has that you can point me to. I would love to learn about makers and hear the instruments so I can pick one. Thank you again for such great advice and for taking the time to read my comment.
Hey there! Right in the pines first comment I have all the names of the mallets and time stamps as well 🙏 if you came films that, I can work them here as well! Glad it helped!
Hi Ricky, really appreciate the time and effort you put into your work. This video really gave me a clearer understanding of the hangs and how far they have come from the original panart. I love the sustain of the stainless but all the others have wonderful qualities. The copper top was a show stopper as l felt it had many elements you spoke about. Quick question, Are these mini models more responsive/ sensitive and less slappy/ metalic when played? Hope that makes sense 😉 Keep up the great work and really enjoy your playing style 🙏😊
Hey! Yes its amazing how they have grown and evolved over the last ten years! Thanks for listening.
As for the mini, i think this particular one is fantastic. I have played ones by other makers that I thought lacked some magic, but this little Sonido De mano travel pan is fantastic :) Very responsive and warm. He is a really kind fellow as well. Let me know if you need help getting in touch with him at some point!
@@ReWildYourSoul Hey Ricky thanks for replying and giving your insight. I have taken on board your advice as l feel it is very valuable. I will share with you my experience in buying a handpan recently. So without discrediting or devaluing the work that goes into making these amazing instruments l decided to buy my particular one from an Asian company and to say it is any less than remarkable is an understatement. My pan sings joy to my heart and to others who have heard me play, they are mesmerised. I've wanted one for a long time but l just couldn't afford one at the prices bring asked, until recently. For under $1000 l was thrilled that l could join the handpan family and create my own musical journey. I was fortunate that they had a demo video of this particular version so l didnt buy it blind. I feel the universe was guiding me along the way. My pan is a 9 note stainless steel tuned to D minor. It's a gem for me and if you would like to check it out for your own curiosity, the company is called AS TEMAN. Thanks again and much respect brother 🙏
Btw did you by any chance see the post from yatao on UA-cam about the handpan copyright issues...interesting developments. 🤔
Thanks man. These handpans are amazing and now I know what they can cost and what to look for. Your collection must be worth over twenty grand$$$
Thankfully it is what I do for a living. Well endowed with instruments, but not so much monetarily! Glad to enjoy the video my friend!
I love the softer more meditative sounds and wispers of the stainless, as I love sounds that transport me, elevate me, inspire me and perhaps even, guide me. Since I am a complete novice at this, I would love to have an idea of what would be the price of a good quality-price, stainless one. Would you please let me know and also give me the name/make, purchasing location/store, etc.
I appreciate you taking a moment to answer my questions, specifically!
May the best come to you!💝
Really love the sound of the Raw steel one, thanks for this showcase! Any tips on where i could find one of decent quality? Exactly the same one if possible 😂
@handromeda handpan would be the place to go for that one! Vitor is an amazing maker in Brazil
Loved your video thank you for all the great info. I loved the Dmar none chrome stainless steel sound very much. I’m looking to buy my first handpan. What maker do you recommend for this type? I have limited budget. Thank you so much🙏
Hey! SonidoDeMano handpans are amazing! They run around 1100 to 1700, so may be a bit expensive. As an alternative, Rav Vast’s are beautiful as wel!
Thanks a lot for videos, just hit 17 and got myself a cheap tongue drum. Still have great fun on it, think my car money is going to go towards a handpan. Love it too much
Have fun! They are all amazing to learn on! Enjoy the journey my friend!
@@ReWildYourSoul I did it got a handpan last Saturday👊👊👊
@@sjwickens6336 congrats! You must be so excited! Welcome to the handpan journey! Looking forward to hearing your creations on it.
@@ReWildYourSoul for sure you will, I’m on it for hours and hours. Can’t wait to be able to cross didge and handpan!
@@sjwickens6336 How has it been going so far?
Thanks !! 👍
Welcome!
The 07:07 one made me cry 💜 So amazing... i can’t live without this one now ... Must find one @ Spain. Any suggestions how to chek that an instrument is one of good quality?
It all really depends on what you are looking for. There are so many makers now! For me, using the tips in the video would definitely be the most helpful. Stainless, if done well, is an excellent material.
Can't remember the last time an entire video went over my head so completely. 😂
@@michaeljames4509 which part! There is much to learn!
thanks! it helps .
Glad to help!
First one is my favorite. I want to buy one.
My top comment has all the makers and time stamps 🎶😉
This was so incredibly helpful, and your vibe is wonderful. Thank you for putting the time and effort into sharing this info and your beautiful playing. I am looking for my first handpan to use for my meditations...I am trying to stay within a $1200 range. The A pentatonic minor Sonido de Mano Travel handpan so resonated with me...where would you recommend I look for something similar? I also really loved what you said about the bloom, and would love that in an instrument. Thanks so much for your time & lovely energy 🙏✨
I think the SDM is a great start. In that range, Aura Handpans is also a great option!
@@ReWildYourSoul thank you SO much! I am a huge fan of your new album Lux Natura!
@@KAEmmons that is really kind of you! 🎶🙏 I very much appreciate that!
@@KAEmmons oh! And yes I am happy to have you use some of my music! I will try and send you a Message tomorrow 🙏🎶
Great video, thank you. What maker and scale would you recommend for playing middle eastern sounds?
Definitely harmonic minor, Onoleo, Hijaz, Romanian Hijaz etc have that flavor. All depends on the sound you are looking for. Godan would be a great place to start,a s well as Ravpan Romanian Hijaz!
All beautiful
Thank you so much 😊
Thanks a lot 😀
You're welcome 😊