Blessings friends and Happy Thanksgiving!

When I find myself caught in the raging storm of life, music always bring me back to center. Part of my muse is the handpan, which I was introduced to by a friend in 2024.

Its a new type of new instrument that evolved from steel drums in the 90s, tonal notes on a metal body that can be played with your hands.

There’s a wonderful sense of depth playing a handpan, there’s more range to the sounds you can make with your hands, and the sound itself can emulate bass, drums, or keys - all truly its own.

During my trip this year to Europe I got the chance to tour the MAG Handpan workshop in Hungary.

We looked at how each Handpans gets forged over 6 months of hard work, with hundreds of hammer strikes to get the tonal fields exactly right.

Thank you to Kolos and the rest of the MAG team for their hospitality! And for those of you who have a budget for handpans, I highly recommend getting a MAG Handpan.

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