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  • Neticule, on 05/19/2008, -1/+72Thats pretty cool stuff, Ive never seen one of these instruments, not sure if I have even ever heard one. I really like the sound he has going about halfway in, beautiful!
    • Dokument, on 05/19/2008, -1/+5Only problem is that they are expensive. i want one though, sound just like a steel drum
      • Cowtastic, on 05/19/2008, -4/+3Yeah this sounds a lot more percussive and in my opinion cooler than a steel drum. I was in my high school's steel drum band (w00t just graduated) and a single lead pan can cost about $900.
    • iSamurai, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2BTW it is actually pronounced "hung" and yes they are Swiss. A percussion band I was in had two of these (one of them got stolen while in a car!) and had a song centered around them. Anyway, they are amazingly versatile as you can see in the video.
    • JVIikel, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Do you know where it came from? Also, check out that ghetto soundproofing! That's actually really clever
    • jimmynavio, on 05/20/2008, -1/+1Digg me down if you want but...

      http://digg.com/comedy/Hang_Drum_2

      I love these things
    • danomagnum, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1They were invented in 2000.
  • kevinrose, on 05/19/2008, -6/+138I've been searching all over, anyone know how I can buy one of these?
    • gsensel, on 05/19/2008, -0/+41http://www.hangblog.org/2006/11/27/how-to-buy-a-ha ...

      Unfortunatly it looks like you would probably have to go to Switzerland (you could take diggnation and make it a bussiness trip!!!
    • expatcatalyst, on 05/19/2008, -0/+8Here is a thread that seems to have all the right clues. A little long, but might be useful. http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2004/05/31/h ...

      Also, here is a nice link about them...http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/om16250.html
    • Rodalli, on 05/19/2008, -2/+4I want one too, even though this is the first time I've ever seen or heard it played. I've always wanted to learn an instrument and the hang drum seems to have that simplistic quality to it that would make it easy to experiment with.

      Even if I could get to Switzerland, I can't afford a hang. :(
    • super_spyder, on 05/19/2008, -1/+2I think i read somewhere the people who made them (2 guys by hand) stopped making them, and they go for 7k+ on ebay if they are sold there
    • Kronos6948, on 05/19/2008, -1/+3I'd love to have a couple of these myself. Look further down in the comments, chkdg8 gives contact info on who makes them. They're well worth the price, since a lot of skill has to go into making them (Tuning's got to be a pain!!).
    • richpav, on 05/19/2008, -1/+10The Hapi looks like an available and affordable substitute.
      http://www.hapitones.com/

      YouTube video demo:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW-GZ05htLE
    • whitty, on 05/19/2008, -1/+8My uncles have a pretty wide collection of these, actually. They both had to personally fly to Switzerland to get them, and they know the guy pretty well. Unfortunately they're virtually impossible to ship since they're so fragile - retuning them is a monster pain and has to be done by the guy himself. I do recall one of them telling me he stopped making them lately (he's an experimental instrument designer, and just moved on from this design, since it takes so much effort to make), but I don't remember exactly if that's true.
    • trpnblies7, on 05/19/2008, -0/+35It's really strange to see a hang article on Digg. I know this instrument really well because up until recently, my uncle was actually the sole seller of hangs in the U.S. Unfortunately, I don't think he's selling them anymore because the two men who made them in Switzerland weren't able to keep up with production or something. He used to get huge shipments of them in all the time, though, and he's quite good at playing them. You're welcome to contact him if you want and see if he's able to get anymore (I'm not sure if he has any left).

      www.musicinthemoment.com

      The website is pretty cheesy (he's a percussionist, not a designer), but his contact information should be there.
    • lysdexic, on 05/19/2008, -1/+8If you're feeling industrious, you can DIY with an empty propane tank. Here's the instructions and a few vids to hear what the homemade version sounds like.

      http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/%7Edhavlena/for-webpage- ...
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpMS15kJyOY
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soAvnDLLzRY

      • DJ1101, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1With how hard it is to get a hold of a real one, I think the easiest way is to just make it yourself. At least its kinda cool to also say u made it instead of just buying one off of ebay.
    • dotuplink, on 05/19/2008, -0/+7PANArt Hangbau AG
      Engehaldenstr. 131
      3012 Bern/Switzerland
      Phone international: +41 31 301 33 32
      i.e. from US/CDN: 01141 31 301 33 32
      i.e. from other countries: 0041 31 301 33 32

      E-Mail: info@hang.ch

      For the nice price of $1500...
      • GotHang, on 05/19/2008, -0/+0FYI, the e-mail address is no longer functional since PANArt took down their web page. Also the price is a bit more as it is set at 1,200 Euros.
    • NeiloMac, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1A company called Sonic Couture does a sample library of the Hang Drum for the Kontakt software sampler - might be a bit more affordable than the real thing. There's samples 'n' ***** at http://www.soniccouture.com/
    • sgregory416, on 05/19/2008, -0/+13geez kev and you call glenn a hippy.
  • warrior007, on 05/19/2008, -1/+19Beautiful Well done
  • failsoft, on 05/19/2008, -2/+38i like the sound insulation made out of egg cartons
    • CressCrowbits, on 05/19/2008, -3/+9If I might help in the fight to dispel this myth once and for all:

      EGG CARTONS ARE USELESS AS SOUNDPROOFING!

      They help diffuse reflections a little bit if you want a room to sound more 'neutral', but not much to make a terrible useful difference. They definitely do not soundproof in any measurable way whatsoever.
      • NeiloMac, on 05/19/2008, -1/+2This man speaks the truth. Comment dugg.
      • Napalmhaze, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2No No digg him down for spoiling everyones vision on what is or isnt fact.

        Seriously tho! How'd he get dugg down for stating the true facts? Egg cartons do nothing! NOTHING!
      • davewashere, on 05/19/2008, -0/+8That's true. It's actually the egg yolks that do the soundproofing. I encourage everyone to try it for themselves.
      • mockupscaledown, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Dugg up. Egg cartons are nearly acoustically transparent.
      • mu0p, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3AHH ZE EGG CARTONZ, ZE DO NASSSTHING!!
    • leek, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2that makes an awful lot of eggs to eat to cover those walls
  • Chordinator, on 05/19/2008, -2/+10I had no idea these things existed... apparently there are just chambers inside that regulate the metal's resonance for a scale of notes depending where you hit it. I imagine they had some sort of directional or room mic situation set up too, as there is acoustic treatment on the walls.
  • poopbawls, on 05/19/2008, -17/+21I love how he's playing this mellow Hang Drum, and still wearing a shirt with the words "METAL MUSIC" on it.
    Kudos to you my friend, for mixing the two things together.
    • trumpydumpy, on 05/19/2008, -0/+49I think the "METAL MUSIC" shirt he's wearing refers to the metal drums he is playing
      • davewashere, on 05/19/2008, -0/+9That would make sense, as people don't usually wear shirts that just have the name of a genre on them, the exception being my "Adult Contemporary Jazz" polo shirt.
  • Andero, on 05/19/2008, -2/+11The sound that this instrument produces is really quite amazing. I'd love to get a group of friends together with one of these, a panpipe, an acoustic guitar, and just jam out in a park in the summer.
    • saxmaster, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2Count me in!
    • Key2gb, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3cant for get the joints
    • Andero, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3That's right Key2gb. We'd roll one up and just play for people in the park as they walk by.
    • unicronband, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1I've got an accordian and a theremin, can I come too?
    • beatleman, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Don't forget the insanity-inducing glass harmonica...
  • madeingermany, on 05/19/2008, -0/+6It's a steel drum! It's a cow bell! It's both! :)

    This video explains some of the features of the Hang Drum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsGqymRcpKQ
  • CyberSol, on 05/19/2008, -0/+9play the E-Hang it is pretty fun.
    http://www.hangfan.co.uk/ehang.html
  • meishme, on 05/19/2008, -7/+104I read "Han Solo" :|
    • 4LeggedtriPod, on 05/19/2008, -1/+7Good. I wasn't the only one then.
    • TaySavesTheDay, on 05/19/2008, -7/+3Han Drum Solo!
    • covana, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1no you didn't :O)
    • RobotKeaton, on 05/20/2008, -0/+0In the extended universe, they reveal that Han's middle name is Gdrum. I think this guy just messed up the spacing.
  • attractivetb, on 05/19/2008, -23/+9Kevin is taking over from mrbabyman in posting old reddit links - thanks!

    http://reddit.com/info/6jv5p/comments/
    • CyberSol, on 05/19/2008, -3/+1in b4 ban for bashing digg founder.
      • simulastral, on 05/19/2008, -0/+4huh? and who the hell is mrbabyman .. he reposted something i posted and suddenly it's on front page! i guess it pays to have friends.
    • slightlyoffbeat, on 05/19/2008, -2/+50I watched the movie, dugg this story, and didn't even realize kevin submitted it. Being a drummer/percussionist, this is one of the coolest videos I have seen in a long time. I don't read reddit and am glad I found this on digg.

      so basically...STFU
      • Modestexcuse, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Thank you. Saved me a few characters.
    • Cglass, on 05/19/2008, -0/+10Yea basically I don't want to check every collaboration site on the internet so I choose digg, for no particular reason , sometimes if I get really bored I may check out the others. If that article wasn't on the front page here before, what does it hurt to post it?
  • CydonianKnight7, on 05/19/2008, -1/+3All this beautiful sound from drums?!
  • scubastza, on 05/19/2008, -1/+50Ok I just watched this video, went out back and tried to play my metal trashcans. My neighbors called the cops. Bastards.
    • AntzNZ, on 05/19/2008, -0/+7Just listen to the abomination that is St. Anger, some real trash can sounding drums right there.
  • ClwnNinja, on 05/19/2008, -8/+3yea this was awesome when i watched it earlier today on reddit.

    still good though. majestic sounds.
  • floridiot2, on 05/19/2008, -4/+3Nice giant waffles on the wall. Are those Belgian?
    • nsanidy, on 05/19/2008, -1/+2No those are egg crates to help with noise control/pollution.
  • atrainmuse, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3Awesome instrument. Handmade in Switzerland, and as far as I know, you have to go to Switzerland yourself to get it. Also, quite expensive, in the $5k range or more.
    • black27696, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1According to the multiple articles on google, they're in the $500 range, not $5000.
      • GotHang, on 05/19/2008, -0/+0To clarify, their earlier models were priced around 400-600 Euro, but the current price for a new Hang is 1,200 Euro. The second hand market for Hang has gone a bit crazy over the past year and it is true that on ebay the pricing has ranged from $2,000 to sometimes over $5,000.
  • spvn, on 05/19/2008, -2/+2Holy crap, that's simply uber cool...
  • TheMoniker, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Wow. That's awesome.

    Coincidentally, it sounds like something from an older Warp Records compilation, but I can't quite put my finger on what, exactly.
  • Primatelord, on 05/19/2008, -0/+25I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more of this.
  • simulastral, on 05/19/2008, -0/+14BUY HIS MUSIC. It is excellent!

    http://www.manudelago.com/
  • YodaJones, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Very cool. Nice playing!
  • jaydoj, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2this instrument sounds amazing. Thanks kevin for submitting this, before your submission, I had never heard of this instrument.
  • chkdg8, on 05/19/2008, -1/+25They cost about $1500.00 and you have to be put on a waiting list. They are not mass produced but made by 2 men in switzerland.
    Hang radio station: http://www.hang-music.com/hangbox/
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_(musical_instrum ...
    Contact:
    PANArt Hangbau AG
    Engehaldenstr. 131
    3012 Bern/Switzerland
    Phone international: +41 31 301 33 32
    i.e. from US/CDN: 01141 31 301 33 32
    i.e. from other countries: 0041 31 301 33 32
    E-Mail: info@hang.ch
    • chillfaktor, on 05/19/2008, -5/+2Please don't expose their details so publicly. They really just want to be left alone and they already get hassled enough. They're not after your money. I'd say your only real chance is to knock on their door and make friends with them. Everything else i think is too impersonal for them. Its a pretty personal, spiritual thing for them i think.
      • nextyoyoma, on 05/19/2008, -0/+5I'm sorry, but that's ridiculous. The whole reason for having a website is so that more people can have access to your product. If they didn't want people to buy these things from them, they wouldn't have made a website. And while it's certainly not an enterprise-level website, it's in-depth enough to demonstrate that they actually want people to use it. If they don't want people to contact them, they should say so.
        • GotHang, on 05/19/2008, -0/+0Just to be clear PANArt (the Hang Makers) took down their website quite some time ago. Hang-Music.com is the website of a Hang Player and fan in France who set up a forum for Hang Enthusiasts.

          In my experience PANArt is less a company and more two artists who make sonic sculptures.
      • chinaman1212, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1i'm going to wait for Walmart to start selling them for $20.00 next to there $40.00 guiters!!!!!
        • blahtastic, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3Yeah, and if the quality is the same you might as well tap on some aluminum bowls.
    • digitul, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1yeah slinging tshirts on cafe press is very spiritual
      • GotHang, on 05/19/2008, -0/+0Just for clarity's sake, the Hang-Music.com is run by a Hang player and fan, not the makers. The Hang Makers shut down their site early last year, so the hang.ch e-mail no longer functions.
  • Princeamor, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2Wow! Increadible Instrument being played very nicely!
  • Regulator980, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3This instrument was on digg almost a full year ago (in 5 days) and was pretty awesome. Here's the video that made front page.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjIW_lByX2Y
  • woofers07, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3That was not even close to what I was expecting when I saw "Drum Solo" that was some impressive stuff.
  • jmblur, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2Wish there was a US importer - I'd pick one of these up for sure, even at $1500.

    a quick ebay search shows the last one went for $5700... ouch!
  • meeke, on 05/19/2008, -1/+1its not all about the instrument. listen to the music!
  • Synematic, on 05/19/2008, -2/+0I always get long-term deja-vu looking at videos posted on digg. I faved this on YouTube like a year ago.
    • richardhenry, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2I guess you should spend more time on YouTube then? There's no need to be so derogatory. If you really cared, you would have submitted it yourself "like a year ago."
  • kopiching, on 05/19/2008, -0/+0beautiful sounds.
  • meeke, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2though it's no big deal except for the copyright stuff - the original video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ojj7tgrqw

    something even mory tasty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9M5sJCfCnM
  • zmigliozzi, on 05/19/2008, -0/+12I could fall asleep to music with this in it. Has a nice peaceful vibe to it.
  • Arcainne, on 05/19/2008, -0/+4. . . Amazing. He should play at TED.
  • Dystisis, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2Incredible sound, for some reason I have never come across these drums before. Must check it out!

    Anyways, here's another cool (although alot newer) instrument, called the Mandala drum. It is basically a synthesizer only an electronic drum, it can play all the sounds you want:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=5i5dNo9tgyw&feature=rel ...
    Playing maybe the coolest (guitar) section of a song I know.
  • jasekasp, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2Here's a torrent you can download with some various hang drum songs/solos including the one in this video off Youtube. The ones in the torrent are all audio rips and the quality isn't the best, but at least it's free. Here's the link: http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3877130/Hang_Drum
    • keithwalsh1972, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3Sorry, to give out about this but...........

      It appears that he is an independent artist, would it not be better to encourage people to buy his music
      instead of posting a direct link to a torrent ??

      If it was a major label artist I wouldn't give a *****, but we really should encourage and support the artists not signed to labels.
      • Mizzike, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2Agreed, I just bought his album from Amazon, called Living Room, for only $8.99, DRM-free. It's good enough that I probably would have paid 50% more for it.
        • GotHang, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1I bought several albums from ManuDelago.com directly. I agree that they've been well worth the price.
  • aecorn, on 05/19/2008, -5/+4Guess it didn't work when I submitted the story, oh well...
    http://digg.com/music/Manu_Delago_Hang_solo
  • BigAl26, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3Love the sound of those things, they kinda sound like steel drums but softer.
  • knuvue, on 05/19/2008, -2/+7Join the club aecorn. I submitted this 71 days ago http://digg.com/music/Hang_Drum_Solo nobody seemed to think it was very cool then I guess ;)
    • richardhenry, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2It's the unfortunate situation that unless you go on a promotion spree for everything you submit, the chances of it getting Dugg are barely nil. Thousands of articles are submitted every day, and hardly anyone watches the 'upcoming' section anyway.

      If you have suggestions for improving the system, then why not suggest them instead of pointing out a needle in a haystack 71 days after it disappeared and especially when someone has already sorted us out with a bigger needle equipped with flashing light and siren.
      • knuvue, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2Thanks, i'm fully aware of how digg works. Look at the first sentence of your post and you will understand why I posted my comment. If some diggers see that I have added sweet content such as this video in the past, perhaps I will make some new friends on digg and get future, quality submissions dugg. Don't get me wrong I'm really glad Kevin posted this...damn cool vid.
  • sexlexia, on 05/19/2008, -1/+20why are his pillows so loud?
  • Lifemakers, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Nice well done
  • meinhookah, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2that was almost like some acoustic form of idm music, very impressive.
  • regularsteven, on 05/19/2008, -1/+1is 'that looks like a busker' an australian term? but, sounds great
  • cintek, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1That was real nice. Heard that sort of music before but never knew what produced it. Thank you for sharing it. Reminded me of Tangerine Dream.
  • robotderek42, on 05/19/2008, -1/+2Any one else find irony in his choice of t-shirt?

  • CrispinUK, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3There's a collection of Hang Drum music for download on the pirate bay ... http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3877130/Hang_Drum
  • TheMidnight, on 05/19/2008, -1/+4Did anyone else think Jabba the Hut when they saw the title?
    • Jadey, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2Yes... sadly the star wars interpretation went off my my brain also :
  • jjef, on 05/19/2008, -0/+4wow, impressive! i want to hang out with this guy!
  • aserer511, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1i like his shirt too
  • chinaman1212, on 05/19/2008, -2/+7I Finlay found the ***** that stole the lid from my BBQ pit!!!
    • dante88, on 05/19/2008, -1/+2I Finland understand your statement after deciphering it!!!!!!
  • TeraRealm256, on 05/19/2008, -0/+2DE-INTERLACE PLEASE!

    Great talent!
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