Winter Hang. Hang Massive. Street Hang. (music)

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Via Jessica Stone Baker

on Jan 15, 2012

Winter Hang. Hang Massive. Street Hang. (music)

Amazing! Hope you enjoy.

A Hang (pronounced [haŋ], with vowel sound between those of the words hot and hungry) is a musical instrument in the idiophone class created by PANArt in Switzerland.^[1]

The Hang is made from two deep drawn, nitrided steel sheets^[2] that are attached together creating the recognizable ‘UFO shape’. There is nothing inside the Hang but air. The top (“Ding”) side has a center ‘note’ hammered into it with seven or eight ‘tone fields’ hammered around it. The bottom (“Gu”) is a simpler surface that has a rolled hole in the center with a tuned note that can be created when the rim is struck.

The Hang uses some of the same physical principles as a steelpan but with a nitrided surface and structural change of having two clamped shells with a small opening so that the instrument is a Helmholtz resonator.^[1]^[3] The creation of the Hang was the result of many years of research on the steelpan as well as the study of a diverse collection of instruments from around the world such as gongs, gamelan, ghatam, drums and bells.^[4] Metallurgical and acoustic research by the makers has led to significant changes and refinement in structure, design, and process over the years since the first Hang was offered.

The Hang is sometimes referred to as a hang drum. The ‘drum’ label, however, is discouraged by PANArt: “Treating it as a drum and promoting the name Hang Drum, for instance, has created a ripple effect of misinformation that leads to damaged Hang, physical injury, and mental and emotional turbulence.”^[5]

^ ^a ^b Morrison, Andrew; Rossing, Thomas D. (March 2009). “The extraordinary sound of the hang”. Physics Today: 66.
^ History, Development and Tuning of the Hang. Page 1f
^ PANArt Research Papers – Hardening Steel by Nitriding^{[dead link]}
^ PANArt Hang Booklet 2008 Page 4ff
^ ^a ^b Letter from the Hangbauhaus November 2009

All Hang information provided by Wikipedia.

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Jessica Stone Baker is a compassionate practitioner who believes in trusting and listening to the wisdom of your own body. As an Ayurvedic practitioner, she has tremendous respect for the vastness of the Ayurvedic system of medicine. Jessica is on a path of continuous learning as a bodyworker and a healer and she is a proponent of wellness in one’s own life through self-empowerment and education. She enjoys the unique learning and awareness that takes place with each client. Jessica is a certified member of Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, National Ayurvedic Medicine Association, Yoga Alliance, and Boulder College of Massage Therapy Alumni Association. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Occidental College in Los Angeles. As a breast cancer survivor, Jessica is pleased to share her personal experiences to assist others in self-education, or for those who are going through similar circumstances. She integrates her personal journey into practice by emphasizing a greater compassion for the life condition of all human beings in the mind, body and spirit. You can read more about her at The Mindful Body, or connect with her on FaceBook.

Hang Man says:

January 15, 2012 at 14:35

I'm not convinced that calling the Hang a 'drum' could lead to any kind of mental, or emotional turbulence. But it could definitely lead to a damaged Hang.

Great videos. Enjoyed them