The Glass Harmonica is my favorite; invented buy Benjamin Franklin to immitate the sound of wet finger's friction against crystal wine-glasses. VERY EXPENSIVE, though; about 75 000 SEK!!!
Here's two sites I recommend:
torsdag 26 april 2012
Odd Instruments
The Glass Harmonica is my favorite; invented buy Benjamin Franklin to immitate the sound of wet finger's friction against crystal wine-glasses. VERY EXPENSIVE, though; about 75 000 SEK!!!
The Hang Drum - THE MOST BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN!!!
| Hang (Hang Drum) |
Hang means "hand" in the Bernese language, and is pronounced "hung or hong". The Hang was developed in Switzerland. It was the result of many years of research on the steelpan and the study of the diverse collection of instruments from around the world, such as Gongs, Gamelan, Ghatam, drums, bells, etc. The instrument is played with the hands. Udu-like sounds are produced with the air resonance, the sounds of the clamped shallow shells sound like bells or harmonically tuned steelpans. The inner note on the bottom dome is the bass note, and when played in a dampened way allows change in pitch like a talking drum. Seven to nine notes are tuned harmonically around a central deep note. The hemispheres are hardened by a process known as gas-nitriding. This is a thermal treatment process in which nascient hydrogen atoms diffuse into the steel and form nitride compounds with many of the alloys in the steel. Like a 1950s flying saucer, the Hang's sound is out of this world ! Listen to a short solo of the Hang being played |
Hangs have been made using in over 45 different scales. Go here to listen to them and see the scales
| The Ding side contains 8 tone fields which together form the "tone circle" (scale or mode). This circle surrounds a central dome, called the Ding, which sounds like a Gong. On the Gu side (underneath), there is a hand size hole called the Gu for sound resonance. The Gu can also be played like an udu, or used to modulate the sound of the DING. The instrument is generally held in the player's lap and played with the hands, although it can also be played with soft mallets. By changing the position of his/her knees, the player can change the deep note and vary the timbre of the instrument while playing. The Caribbean steelpan is probably the most important new acoustical instrument to develop in the 20th century. Since its invention in Trinidad some 50 years ago, improvements in the technology and design have resulted from research in Europe and the United States in addition to its home country of Trinidad and Tobago. It has also inspired the development of new steel instruments, such as the PANG family of instruments and the hand-played HANG. |
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Dennis Havlena's propane tank Tambiro, the precursor to the Hank Drum.
Visit Dennis Havlena's website at DennisHavlena.com Hank Drum inventor Dennis Havlena checks the tuning on his propane tank creation.
Dennis invented the Hank Drum because of a love for the sound, music and the idea of the Hang Drum, created by two dedicated artists at the PANArt company in Bern, Switzerland.
| Hank Drum (Propane Tank Drum) |
 Dennis Havlena has been creating and inventing musical instruments and hybrid instruments for over 40 years. One of his latest creations is called the Hank Drum. This is the story of how the Hank Drum came to be:
In early 2007, inspired by Felle Vega's innovative helium-tank "Tambiro" on YouTube, Dennis constructed his own version of the Tambiro from a much thicker 20 pound propane tank -- it had six pentatonic-tuned steel tongues cut into the SIDE of the tank (see photo below).
It was during that time that he also found out about the Swiss made Hang, which many call a Hang Drum, which got him all fired up and excited. Since the price of a Hang required getting on a long waiting list, then flying to Bern Switzerland to pick one up, and a price tag of about $1800.00, he set out on trying to make something a bit similar, but also a completely new instrument.
Wanting an instrument whose notes approximated the layout of a Swiss Hang Drum, he arranged the tank's tongues in a similar configuration. A good deal of time was spent ruining many new propane tanks while he experimented with the tanks, cutting experimental tongues into the bottoms -- eventually resulting in a workable instrument.
An avid Hang Drum enthusiast in California suggested he call his creation the Hank Drum (hang + tank) and this name has stuck, and is now part of the history of Hank Drum folklore |
A video of Dennis playing the Original Hank Drum.
Note that tuning the Hank Drum properly is key! It pains Dennis (and anyone with a good set of ears) to hear so many badly tuned Hank Drums on YouTube that people have carelessly made. Dennis is proud of his invention, so if you you do plan on making your own Hank Drum, give it the extra time necessary to tune it properly. Dennis thanks you :)
Dennis has been making and inventing instruments for over 40 years, and his focus has always been on Simplicity, Durability, Sound, and Playability.
Leaving the fine craftsmanship to others, he'd rather concentrate on designing fun and easy-to-make instruments. He has free plans on making over 100 varieties of musical instruments on his website, and offers a CD available from his site, complete with plans that contains over 650 photos and many sound samples, as well as several short videos, all for just $10 dollars! Explore his website, grab a CD, and tell him Oddmusic sent you! :-)
The "Bungee Cord Dampening Bands" around the Hank Drum play an essential part in helping control excessive "tank ring" as well as helping control its undesirable overtones. The black rubber bungees work FAR better than the round, multi-colored, cloth-covered ones.
Dennis has instructions on how to build a Hank Drum on his website. We have a copy here of his Hank Drum Template to give you an idea on how to make one. His website plans go into much more detail about making it as well as important safety precautions. Please remember, NEVER use a tank that has EVER had propane in it, use only a NEW -- NEVER-BEEN-FILLED -- 20 pound propane tank!
As Dennis says: If you can use an electric drill, a pipe wrench, a saber-saw, a pair of Vise-Grips, and a file, have the ability to tune a guitar, and can get a friend to help you with all of that, then you too can build a Hank Drum.
A first of its kind production version Steel Tongue Drum, called the
HAPI Drum is available from our sister site HapiTones.com offering various models, tuned in different scales. It was researched and designed for musicians and non-musicians of all ages who are looking to purchase a stable, perfectly tuned instrument to create instant music have fun with.
The HAPI Drum is at home in the park, around the campfire, or in the music studio.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_(instrument)
As Dennis says: If you can use an electric drill, a pipe wrench, a saber-saw, a pair of Vise-Grips, and a file, have the ability to tune a guitar, and can get a friend to help you with all of that, then you too can build a Hank Drum.
A first of its kind production version Steel Tongue Drum, called the
HAPI Drum is available from our sister site HapiTones.com offering various models, tuned in different scales. It was researched and designed for musicians and non-musicians of all ages who are looking to purchase a stable, perfectly tuned instrument to create instant music have fun with.
The HAPI Drum is at home in the park, around the campfire, or in the music studio.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_(instrument)
HERE IS A LIST OF THE MOST POPULAR HANG COPIES
10 288.4796 SEK for The High Quality Ensamble Hang Drums from Rockcreek (http://www.rockcreeksteeldrums.com/ensembletongue.html) [FREE SHIPPING!!] + A "Dome
Control Bundle"; "A Electric PANArt Hang Drum for 5 506.61439 SEK (http://shop.sonicfingers.com/product/dome-control-bundle) = About 15 295 SEK!!!
The Garrahand costs about 4 071 SEK, while the TerraTone costs 3 974 SEK
You can compare The GarraHand to the Dome Control Bundle, if you like. The difference between The GarraHand and The Dome is that The GarraHand is more close to the hang/tank drum; while The Dome is more close to the original PANArt Hanag. That explains the differences in price^^
Another Alternative with built-in speakers (it even loks like speaker, but I don't really know; since the company does'nt explain it very well... BUT, its very close to the original); The 1TONE Eclipse for about 4 278 SEK:http://www.1tonedrums.com/shop.php
Another Great Alternative is the very cheap MILLTONE:http://milltonedrums.wordpress.com/tag/metatron/ BUT, you can only buy it on Ebay, if you not contact the designer personaly, sort to say. Ayway; here is the link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/MILLTONE-Tunable-Steel-Tongue-Metal-Slit-Hank-Tank-Hand-Drum-Head-Gong-Bowl-OM-/320893486026?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab6be03ca#ht_8348wt_698 Can you imagine that you can get this; shipping-free, for about 1 685 SEK?!
Are you stunned about that; wait for this! The 1 333 SEK AM Drum:http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/2010/10/produced-by-am-rustic-small-workshop.html
What about the electric DreamBall for about 4000 SEK:http://www.deftaudio.ru/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=1Please don't freak-out when you see the prize; since it's standing in rubles, not dollars (1 Russian ruble = 0.034024 U.S. dollars)
The 3 370 SEK Zen Tambour:http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/2010/10/zen-tambour-for-sale-on-ebay.html
The 1 629 SEK Taringa Drum:http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/2011/02/taranga-drum-british-made-steel-tongue.html
The 3 375 SEK Klangauge:http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/2011/02/klangauge-steel-tongue-drum-german-made.html NOT: Membership for purchaseing is required.
The 2 172 SEK Mood Drum:http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/2011/05/mood-drum-by-rovi-organically-tuned.html The link on the buttum doesn't work, though; the article is deleted from Ebay, so, if someone knows anything about this, please let me know!
The 3 508 + 248 SEK for the shipping: The Gombadrum!http://gombadrums.de/wordpress/?page_id=256&lang=en
At least the very cheap 907 SEK Harvest Harmonics Hank:http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/2011/12/harvest-harmonics-hank-drums.html
The BIG question is: Wich one is the best choice; for the best value of money; due to both quality sound and design?
For comparison:
The Hank / Steel Tongue Drum List:http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/p/all-of-hanksteel-tongue-drums.html
The HandPan List http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/p/all-of-handpans.html
The PANArt Hang: http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/p/handpan-for-sale_01.html
The Hank / Steel Tongue Drum List:http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/p/all-of-hanksteel-tongue-drums.html
The HandPan List http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/p/all-of-handpans.html
The PANArt Hang: http://www.hangdrumsandhandpans.com/p/handpan-for-sale_01.html
But the simply best Alternative is to study all these differences, pic out the best quality-factors of both sound and design and ask a lokal maker. Here's the worldwide list: http://hotpans.se/pan/tuners/
For more information about thing worth to notice about these instruments; what to think about before purchase, etc:http://www.buyhangdrum.info/
måndag 16 april 2012
Astral Amnesia Logotype
Ring Of Amnesia - A Band Gimic
This is My first design I'm uploading on this blog. I'ts a ring (the symbol, to be more specific) is made in a material called "bullseye jewellry glass" and quite hard to create, since you're working in a several layers, whereupon you montage it on a silver plate (the sun-like waves around the sympol). I'm not doing this by myself, though, but I'm going to send it to someone who make it for me; wich will cost about 500 SEK. The ring is doubble-linked, due to the size of it.
Anyhow, as you see, my inspiration comes from an acient egypt symbol, called "Eye Of Horus".
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.^^
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