How NOT to buy a handpan

[@AmyNaylorMusic]

What beginner priced handpan should I try? Still on the hunt for the best beginner handpan...

[@kathleenomalley7838]

Me too

[@koennijhuishandpan]

Maybe try the Sela Melody Handpan?

[@fjma]

Més que del handpan vull parlar de la cremallera Si s'ha trencat la pestanya per moure la cremallera, però la cremallera en sí està correcta, la solució és introduir al trau un filferro, pot ser un clip o una anella petita d'aquestes que s'usen per les claus, així ja tens amb què agafar-la

[@AmyNaylorMusic]

​@@fjmathanks!

[@overthehill80]

Spirit pan by Rebecca Paige, Asheville, NC USA I'm very satisfied with it. Love your channel. You are not only a great player, but also a great teacher. Thanks.

[@mothersgauri4137]

Sounds like a wonky G. Appreciate the frustration. Thanks for being willing to take the risk on these !! You have my sympathy on this "fail". Starting with the zipper.......🙄

[@Leynad778]

I'm luckily more into tonguedrums, but the Ravs are crazy expensive as well, even 2nd hand. For tonguedrums I recommend the Tonedrum and Pulsar Mini made by Maxim Yudin. Atm for 400 € plus shipping you get 11 perfectly tuned notes with the Tonedrum (but all scales with a C in the center) and my 15 tongue custom-scale Pulsar Mini was 840 €.

[@Ravensdrum]

I was gifted a Pantheon Steel Halo Plus, and I have to say that it’s the most amazing sounding hand pan I’ve ever heard.

[@AmyNaylorMusic]

Wow, incredible gift!

[@JerryDechant]

Hope they have a return policy you can use, especially since it isn't what you ordered. I think some things are best bought in person so you can try before you buy.

[@evacasals4514]

Hi! I'm a beginner and I bought a Pigmy (9 notes) from Cenit instruments. I'm happy with my baby!

[@romangolubitskiy1250]

Hi. I know that they have started producing Handpans of really good quality in Iran. In Russia they sell them for 300 Eur machine made and 500 eur handmade.

[@darrencarter2587]

Hi Amy Darren from last week's course. I've taken the plunge and bought one. Happy Christmas hope to see you in the new year 😊

[@AmyNaylorMusic]

Yay! Congratulations on your new pan Darren. Thrilled for you

[@Exzeo]

hello!!!!! i like yours videos and carry on!!! I hesitate between a sela handpan and an ayasa handpan. but the prise is clearly the double for the ayasa. what do you prefer to chose if you had the choice between them? quality, sound and durability? thank you :p

[@LouiseBurrows]

Ayasa all the way. Sela make lots of different instruments. I expect they are probably therefore mass produced in China. Whereas Ayasa is a specialist handpan maker with long experience. You also want to consider if you ever need it retuned. Makers in your locality are more likely to agree to retune a Ayasa pan than a Sela. I purchased my first handpan on a leap of faith with my intuition back in 2018 and I'm very glad I had the means and felt the pull to buy from a proper handpan maker. It's meant that my pan family has gradually grown, but from the desire to try different scales, rather than out growing a sub par instrument. It was a better investment to spend a bit more in the first place than need to buy twice out of frustration for the sound. Hope that helps, and we look forward to welcoming you to the handpan club, which is full of lovely people! 🎉

[@Exzeo]

@@LouiseBurrows thank you for your feedback… i’ll start with an Ayasa I think! Hope to be surprise by it! A D minor kurd before a E Amara… it’s a bit my dream haha Merry christmas 🎄🎄

[@LouiseBurrows]

@@Exzeothat's a great choice for a first scale! Very popular so you are likely to be able to jam with others (my D Kurd is my jam pan) and friendly to learn! Hoping to get an Amara to add to my pan family soon as I think its a lovely scale! Have a great Christmas!

[@k.l.8244]

caisapan in germany makes a fair play handpan for ca 1000 Euro . Great Instrument !

[@PWMAdams]

I am very happy with my Handpan from Handpan Studio Amsterdam. Handmade and great

[@AmyNaylorMusic]

Great! I've played a few from them ☺️

[@nicksilver_music]

I got a Temu Handpan 1 year ago, 180 American dollars, perfect 432hz but the ding or deep D note on the top is a little out of tune now, it was as advertised in the ad but it’s not very loud or good quality, took all the siding off exposing sharp edges but it rings out louder and more high end now, I was perfect to see if I was even gonna be able to play it cus I’m not a percussionist, and I can’t really play it well after a year so I will probably never buy a real quality one

[@susannedrury4608]

I bought a temu gladiest hand pan. I wasn’t sure I would learn to play. It does not sound bad compared to my friends $3000 one. I am happy with it as a starter

[@ngardnerPV]

what is the best way for me to try and sell my Rav vast in the UK with no connections? i bought it a few years ago and kept it in good condition but havent put enough time into it to justify keeping when the money would be really useful.

[@AmyNaylorMusic]

Maybe try the Swap and Sale for Tongue Drums group on Facebook

[@Bukkador_Handpan]

Thank you so much for your work! :D You do so much! It was a funny and sad video at the same time! 🥰But, thank you! Your Channel is great! I love your music..., never forget this... your music!! Much more than just the Tutorials! ;)

[@terimarple4575]

What do you think of Cosmos hand pans?

[@AmyNaylorMusic]

I haven't tried them!

[@minfuji]

To start off, I like out of the ordinary sounds. This handpan sounded... Interesting. I am really curious how it actually sounds when playing it. It's out of tune, but in a disorienting way. Barely insulting but not enough to leave the room.

[@Hennew]

Are you collecting boxes? But about the handpan. Just buy an Elaia handpan. You know you get an excellent handpan and it's for life. Maybe you have to tune it after many years. But any handpantuner would love to do it. You wont regret spending some extra money on a Elaia handpan. atleast, that's my opinion. Have a great week.

[@AmyNaylorMusic]

Haha actually, yes 🤣 I filmed this right before moving house, I was keeping my handpan boxes haha. I agree, Elaia Handpans are beautiful

[@Remosssep]

super crazy to see how temu basically completely scams people with these instruments. that's not worth 500 pounds. i know a few beginner makers that make some lovely instruments for around 900 - 1000 which is the cheapest i've seen ever for a nice and in tune instrument. i recently got an F2 pygmy 13 from octopus handpan, it is lovely. it wasn't very cheap but it's more than worth it to have a nice instrument that is gonna stay in tune and stable for a long time. wish you a lovely holliday season amy and much lovee 🙏🙏

[@AmyNaylorMusic]

Ah yeah I've played a couple of Octopus pans they're nice! A good entry-ish price too. But it's true, anything up to around 800 or so, it could be ANY quality pan you're getting. There's no way of knowing. At least it's a big improvement from not so long ago when you could spend thousands on a trash can 🤦

[@carloscenteno8524]

Sound tooo bad 😅. In argentina with 500 buy a profesional used we have a excelente makers.btry buy one if you want incant say a Lot of makers jere. Y have a N 8 celtic

[@RosieBergonzi]

🥹 I'm getting really frustrated ❤❤️

[@AmyNaylorMusic]

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