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HANG DRUM




A HANG IS A HARMONICALLY TUNED STEEL IDIOPHONE CREATED BY PANART IN SWITZERLAND. THE HANG IS TYPICALLY PLAYED RESTING ON THE PLAYER'S LAP, AND CAN ALSO BE PLAYED ON A STAND. THE HANG IS GENERALLY PLAYED WITH THE HANDS AND FINGERS INSTEAD OF MALLETS, SO THE SOUND IS GENERALLY SOFTER AND WARMER THAN A TRADITIONAL STEELPAN (/STEELDRUM) - DEPENDING ON HOW IT IS PLAYED THE NOTES CAN SOUND LIKE A HARP, BELLS, OR HARMONICALLY TUNED STEELPANS. READ MORE.