The second you touched it I cringed, wow. Perfect argument for why people choose to spend a bit more for a better product.

I think I have more resonance from my cookware 😂😂

This is painful to watch😅 I never heard a handpan sounding that bad

Covering the resonator on the bottom, that being the reason it decays fast and sounds off. Also, hit the flag spot, not the indent.

This video made me realize how damn lucky I was. I got a used one from a musician near me for $300 that had 9 notes. The resonation definitely lasts for at least 5 seconds on a regular hit and the notes are tuned very well except for 1 which I still make work. He sold it cause he only needed it for a single gig. Very grateful. I wanted one for 3 years and told myself I'd only buy if I can play it before buying

Yeah, using the mallets, especially with more than a light touch, will damage the tone fields over time & throw it out of tune that much faster. Acolyte makes a very good entry level product for $1300 on amazon. Not cheap I know, but get something worth playing.

The reason why it is not resonating is because he put it on the fold-up seat/stool so it is blocking the whole on the bottom, at least that's what it looks like to me 😅

Aaaaand yes it sucks :/

The original HANG DRUMS where around $500 when they started. When they stopped making them, high demand raised prices to a ridiculous level.

You either just cost me $1k or saved me $400... either way thanks for making this : )

I found this video super helpful. Clearly you get what you pay for and I was a bit intimidated by the price of Meinl. It would be worth saving for a drum that sings.

I have 3 handpans...an Axiom, a Symphonic, and a RAV from Russia. This thing is pure junk with no resale value.

Regardless of the negativity in this review I went and bought one for $330 off eBay. No, it doesn't sound like a $1500 hand made hang drum but it sounds 100x better than the one he's using in this video. The sounds are actually fairly clear with good resonance. Only one indent sounds a little off key.

Sorry to correct you Jesse, but it is IMPERATIVE that as a beginner YOU DO NOT play these instruments with a mallet. I only recommend professionals do this as it can absolutely put the instrument out of tune, which can be very difficult to retune/repair.

That's sad. It sounds really bad. A terrible scam honestly for anyone to just make such low quality instruments; uneducated people will be baited and people who can't afford the expensive ones will be tempted to give it a try.

That sounds awful.

At the first strike I had the answer. It sucks. Nothing more to see here but you did the world a huge favor answering the question. I can only imagine how disappointed some budget minded aspiring player would be to get this.

It may be resonating even less because of that tuner you got clipped onto it. I imagine that stops some amount of vibration.

Turn it upside down and you have an expensive portable toilet

Thank you, for saveing me 420$ + shipping and 25% import tax to Norway !

Yes my used one was a $900, I love it, I looked at these, thanks for the vid man that thing is horrible, it may be ok if you have no idea what even a decent one sounds like, great vid! As you mentioned whatever your budget is for these you can wait for years as they are made to order.

I'll grab my wok.

In argentina 400 dollars Is too much

There's nothing like a "Hang drum". A handpan is no drum at all :) And "Hang" is one specific maker (from switzerland). The instrument in general is called "handpan"

zero sustain! This is what I was worried about. question is, what is the price threshold of deminishing returns?

Thanks for this video and I am soooooooooooo happy I thought about it but hesitated to buy from EBay,,, you can make the same sound on frying pan....

You got the stand and tge case. Still ahead of the game. Even if you never touch tge drum.

Maybe you should try to play with your hands. I payed about 200 Euro for my drum just to try it and I'm very glad about its sound.

That's not a stand that's a seat by the way

BBQ Grill

Not sure what you used to hold it but indeed, seems like you're covering the hole. That could explain why sound is muted. Gonna check other vids from this drum

Hand drum?

You dont gotta spend huge money to get beautiful sound! Try a rav! They are just like handans but steel tongue drums with a resonance that lasts much longer than quality handpans too :) I think theyre around 800$ but really enjoy them alongside handpans!

Did you try it without covering the hole at the bottom?

Thanks for posting! And indeed it does suck!

Try adding mic closer to bottom and and some reverb

Its funny that its more expencive then a computer tho. Cumputers can do way more then play a hang drum noise. But i honestly want my own hang drum! They are cool! But im saving up for a computer right now.

mallets are the WORST for any hand pan and will throw the instrument out of tune. its good to use them on tank drums. also you have it on the stand so low that your hand strokes arent gettiing the proper sound anyway. another example of an "okay" player playing an "ok" instrument.

Thank you for this video - I was just about to purchase this to see if I'd like to play. I have no musical training, but would like to play on a hand pan. I didn't want to invest a lot of money if I wouldn't be able to play it. Is there a budget friendly beginner hand pan for beginners like myself you would recommend?

Pretty sure that the stand u have it on is a chair u sit on coz it resonates outbthe bottom?¿

Ok.. honestly.. this thing is terrible.. I'm impressed You were quite gentle with Your opinion.. and yeah, it makes some sound, it's tuned somehow.. but it's not worth even 100 bugs unless it's still possible to make a new instrument out of it.. than maybe even 400 would be ok.. but looking at the quality of instruments which many handpan makers can create today, this thing is not even close to real handpan.. it's sad that anyone sells anything like that..

There’s a bunch on Amazon for less than $100...

It looks like the stand is dampening the full sound that hang drums are supposed to have. Maybe try playing with it on your legs?

Sounds like there is a pillow inside...

Try asteman product, 600 Eur and they sound very good (close at my 1200 Eur spacedrum)

Can something cheaper like that be professionally tuned? Would it increase its performance?

Its nod a hang drum. Hang drum is called the original handpan from panart.

It’s muted quite obviously

That appears to be a 7 note drum, ebay lsiting shows a 9 note drum......

Dude you got ripped off. I got my handpan for less than 400 USD and it sounds amazing. But I live in China and they seem to have found a way to make great handpans at a fraction of the cost (just not this one). I might have to make a video of mine and post it just so others can see what's on the market these days.

...I want to get a cheap one still for a 1 and a half year old, and I saw some for $20 on aliexpress. Please try it so I know whether or not it's completely busted.

More than I expected for $400, but for real, get a decent one, this will restrict your potential so much and will make you want to give up, a good one will be a lifelong companion. Check out meridian handpan, they are a bit more affordable and beautiful handpan, there are many more but I will personally probably get a meridian sometime (also rav pan is good)

Yeah, I did the same thing ... same experience. Sounds better with the mallets.... I'm thinking, though, if I could have something ... harder rubber ... on my fingers (because I want to play with my hands, not the mallets). See if that helps. I may try o rings. Mine's a bit sharp, but it IS in tune with itself (everything is a little sharp, about the same amount). It does "chord", but since especially with my left hand it's iffy whether I get a good clean strike -- meh. I do better using by thumbs as malletts. So ... yeah, sounds like I need to spend at least $1200 ... something I'm kind of unwilling to do on something so new to me (my most expensive guitar cost half this much, and it sounds great AND I am at least familiar with guitar. I'm NOT a percussionist) I had done a LITTLE research ... enough to know that I'd be unhappy with anything smaller than 18", but I kinda wish I'd seen this video first. That said, I have it, and I'm going to play with it and get the best sound out of it I can. And if I get the "hang" of it, MAYBE I'll save my pennies for a better one.

To say the sound is horrific is an understatement. Why not get a 25 dollar steel wok and ask a pro to play it . The sets will be better then this .

Is it in tune, No.... can it play chords, No.... is it worth 400, no.... just honesty..

Cheap ones always seem to have dead spots

Thank you.. you saved me wasting money. I have perfect pitch and I really love the hand pan drum but cost has been prohibitive. I thought the cheap option was good but this thing you play sounds crap. The pure tones and high resonance is what makes a hang drum/hand pan drum.

Guy sounds like Tom Green.

Well... it dies sucks... very low number of overtons, no ressonance...

It does, suck, seemingly a lot.

wow, this really sounds bad, no resonance, out of tune. By the way, never use mallets on a handpan, it will just ruin it. YOu must use your hands and make sure the hole at the bottom is not blocked. Part of your problem. I bought an Amahi handpan and it's not bad at all, with in-tune and stable notes. I had the chance to try it at my local music store before buying and I recommend that if possible, try it before buying.

Hard to get? Maybe once but now you can get them from Guitar Center. They run around 2k new. Edit: oh man, that cheap thing sounds awful.

sounds like a bucket

Was klemmt da links für ein Ding? Das nimmt doch die Schwingung weg, oder?

They got you mann

Gosh...I could play on a oil-tank...would sound better with a longer sustain.

Oh my thanks its terrible i dont know a note but can here its not right. I guess its good just too practice hand movements exercises. I really want one but I guess never will now have heard that thing .

The cheapest. £400?!?!

😱 ahhhhh! I would pay the manufacturer 400 dollars to keep it and never let me see it again!

And do we know what brand it is? I’d like to avoid…

Does anybody in the community know where I can get a nice one for 1000 or 1200, my wife really wants one

You jut blew $400. bucks!!!!!!LOL

Still don't understand why it cost so much.

Answer: Yes!

Gee I'm glad I went with a Rav vast and not a cheap handpan. But I gotta say; it was entertaining to watch.

Bro all you got to say is that it sucks. I don't know shit about hand drums, and I can hear that it sucks.

No sustain...too bad because I like the price. Lol

Holy s.... sounds like my first prototype I made 5 years ago, when I don't know anything about handpans. Please say the true, sounds horrible 😭😭😭😭. Please don't spend your money on that piece of s.... better save money and get a good one, from American makers, European makers or whit us on Mexico 🇲🇽.

That’s way too much for a piece of metal

Sounds like it wasn't baked

Great video thank you so much

Would be nice if you try to play any song with your hands

any handpan will sound bad if you use the metal stIk... and you clearly don't know how to play with yours hands...

yeah almost no sustain, but if it had sustain, I'd say the tone would be much improved

Yes. Yes it does suck.

There is no depth to it, no magic, nothing

You play them on your lap, not on a seat. Even a $2000 drum will sound bad with that setup.

This thing is pointless. No sustain whatsoever which is why you want a handpan.

Absolutely terrible

Why do they cost so much? There essentially nothing but two pans welded together with a couple of dents put in them in the right places. You could make one for less then that. Nothing I see here should warrant $1000 for ANY kind of drum.

I think this video doesn't give you any good info. If one 400 euro handpan sounds bad don't mean that all handpans for this price will sound bad I sell handpans for 500 USD and it's sounds amazing. Different maker different sound and price range 😜

The funny part is when he said the Chinese have found a way to make it... I might be wrong but I’m pretty sure the instrument is Chinese originally

sad thing is its not the cheapest one

I'm so sorry this happened to you. I got very sad watching the video.

The sound is horrible. Definitely not the best quality I won’t even pay $100 for that.

Take it off the stand. It should sound a tiny bit better.

Open it, flip it and put a handle on it. Stir-fry away. What an awful sound

Wowwwww. That's HORRIBLE.

I wouldn't waste my money on that thing. It sounds flat and empty compared to a real drum. A genuine Hang uplifts the spirit, but this copy is like most Chinese products, it's cheap tat basically that looks similar to an original, yet in reality is just horrid to listen to compared to an original. You should ask Daniel Waples what he thinks of it, lol............

Dude, seriously.... are you calling it a HANG drum. I believe it's Hand, not HANG... just sayin'...