Handpans and Steel Tongue Drums121 Product

What is a handpan?

Handpans and Steel Tongue Drums are the absolute trend instrument. This is an innovative product group of drum musical instruments made of steel or stainless steel. The instrument is made to sound by targeted blows with the fingers or hand. A handpan drum consists of two metal shells with a diameter of 50 to 65 cm, which are joined together at the edge. This creates a hollow space in the middle, the so-called resonating body. This instrument has accurately tuned playing surfaces on the top. Our top-selling drum with the best price-performance ratio, the Fame Handpan One D-Minor (22 inches), has nine such sound surfaces. These are under pressure and are tuned to a specific tone and the desired frequency. When the steel pan is struck by hand, a linear, clear sound with singing sustain is produced. The technique for playing a stainless steel handpan drum is quicker to learn than with any other instrument: the steel playing surface is struck briefly with the fingertip, and the faster the hand is pulled away from the drum during playing, the clearer the resulting sound of the drum.

Order handpans from Music Store: Various tunings always in stock

The central fundamental tone is in the center of a handpan. This central field on the instrument is called the ding. This sound is then usually surrounded by eight or nine other notes on the drum, the so-called chorus. The scale or tuning indicates which scale can be played. Popular handpan scales are D minor, C sharp major, B amara, D major, C major, G major or D major. The tones on a handpan are usually arranged diatonically, which means that not all tones of the scale are present, but only 5-7 tones, some of which are then distributed twice over the sound fields. This has a great advantage: each note harmonizes with the others when played. This means that no wrong note can be played with the instrument and every combination sounds harmonious. This leads to rapid learning progress and great fun right from the start. In addition to the tuning, the frequency is also important. You can choose between This means that no wrong note can be played with the instrument in our online handpan store. The vast majority of handpans are tuned to 440 Hz, but the sound of 432 Hz (Sela handpan) is sometimes perceived as more relaxing and spiritual. If you are interested in a 432 Hz pan drum, you should take a look at the Meinl Sonic Energy Handpan or the Meinl HPSTL101 Sensory Handpan D Amara 10 tones from our range. The instruments from NIMO Sounds, which are handmade in Cologne and available exclusively from Music Store, are also particularly popular.

Unique drum quality control at Music Store: Mr. Handpan

Anyone who buys a handpan or steel tongue drum from musicstore.de has an advantage: Mr. Handpan. Our colleague Christian has unique product knowledge and is available to answer all your questions about handpans, steel tongue drums and accessories. Every instrument in stock is thoroughly checked by him for tuning, appearance and sound before dispatch, even the B-goods. Of course, you will also find expert advice on other manufacturers, such as Meinl Sonic or Terré, and on handpan accessories, such as stands or a suitable bag. So you can be sure that you are getting a flawless instrument. We also offer a three-year guarantee on all handpans. At musicstore.de you will find all the popular handpan manufacturers and every instrument can be tested extensively in the showroom.