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the wait is over for many people as felix and sabina launch their newest creations.
slightly ovoid and with rotated note shapes i hear they are extra special...but they will come at a price....!
a legal contract binding you to the creators should you wish to sell it on.....forget ebay i hear it will be forbidden.
I just received some new info about the integral hang. I will be getting mine really soon and I am so excited. Its been almost a year wait from when I first sent off that letter by snail mail. Im spending my life savings on it and Im not very happy about this contract I have to sign. This was going to be an investment as well as a dream come true. I always thought if worst comes to worst I could sell it for more than I bought it for. I dont know why they just began this with this generation.
Do you know if this integral hang is more widely circulated (sold) than in past years. It sure was difficult for me to get one of these. I havent received it yet but. What a hefty price they are going for this year. 1200 Euro! Yikes!
yes, but the 1,200 euro price is far better than the ridiculous prices on ebay. And part of the contract is to stem those auctions. As far as why this is the first generation to do so.... I don't think Felix or Sabina could forsee what the market would be doing at this point. It's probably just damage control on their part. However, I don't know if the agreement only deals with Ebay sales, or if it would affect someone wanting to sell privately to a second party or not.
hello everybody, i'm new to this forum but have been on the hang mission for a long long time. Was so happy to receive a letter from PANArt last week and have since sent the contract back and cannot wait for a letter back from Felix and Sabina. I've opted to travel to Bern as acquiring a hang via a visit to the Hangbauhaus is a modern day pilgrimage for me.
all the best to those who have, are getting or have just started their quest for hang.
Dom
Hi everyone,
I am new here. Just got back from Bern, with my new Integral Hang.
It was so lovely to meet Felix and Sabina, see them in work making hangs,
and hear them playing as they were helping me choose my new Hang, it took me 4 hours,
and I began getting a headache, from playing non-stop different Hangs and having to choose one,
but since I had a plane to catch, I chose H-114 and took it with me in the new amazing extra-hard case
which is made of natural fiber protecting the Hang very well (Sabina even stood on it,
while my hang was inside...)All those who ordered by mail and got confirmation,
I saw Sabina putting the parcels out for shipping (on the 31.3.08) so your new Hangs should probably be with you soon.
Now, I played a bit on African drums, but with my limited skills can not produce the amazing sounds I hear on Youtube
when other Hang players play, any suggestions? Tips? Meetings? Teachings? I live in London....
Great joining the Hang-family!
Koso
welcome koso and congratulations on the best purchase of your life!!!!
there are lots of players in the UK so maybe check the forums on hang-music.com and book your ticket on this years hangout in september !!!
Hi everyone,
I am new here. Just got back from Bern, with my new Integral Hang.
It was so lovely to meet Felix and Sabina, see them in work making hangs,
and hear them playing as they were helping me choose my new Hang, it took me 4 hours,
and I began getting a headache, from playing non-stop different Hangs and having to choose one,
but since I had a plane to catch, I chose H-114 and took it with me in the new amazing extra-hard case
which is made of natural fiber protecting the Hang very well (Sabina even stood on it,
while my hang was inside...)All those who ordered by mail and got confirmation,
I saw Sabina putting the parcels out for shipping (on the 31.3.08) so your new Hangs should probably be with you soon.
Now, I played a bit on African drums, but with my limited skills can not produce the amazing sounds I hear on Youtube
when other Hang players play, any suggestions? Tips? Meetings? Teachings? I live in London....
Great joining the Hang-family!
Koso
Welcome to the great world of Hang ownership... no doubt you'll be locking yourself away a while you get to know your hang even more... seriously though I remember when I got mine, I wished i'd taken a week off work just to play it.
As Michael says though get on the other hang forum www.hang-music.com between that one and this one there is a wealth of info out there and both will help you.
As you're in the UK why not come along to the HangOut in September, just outside Farnham in Surrey, so not a million miles from you in London. www.hangoutuk.co.uk a great event last year promises to be even better this year... well I hope anyway 
Welcome and look forward to seeing more posts from you in the future.
Kelly
I see the tickets for the hang-out are sold out. Does anyone know if it is possible to get returns or cancellations ? My hubby and I would love to come! I don't have a hang, but I could bring my steel pan...
I see the tickets for the hang-out are sold out. Does anyone know if it is possible to get returns or cancellations ? My hubby and I would love to come! I don't have a hang, but I could bring my steel pan...
Yes they are all sold out sorry raygun 
we extended the numbers to 80 people and extra 30 tickets and they went in a week and we cannot fit anymore in this year as we only have the smaller barn and as last year we had 40 people we thought it would be the same this year but it exploded with people wanting to come !!!!!!!
As for returns and cancellations we have contacted most people with tickets and they are all attending if a ticket becomes available we will put you on the list (which is growing) and inform you if a space for you becomes available.
next year is booked and tickets will be on sale for hangoutUK 2009 in the spring
Rob
Hello to the Hang community,
What a journey to get here as i am somewhat computer illiterate! That aside, holy crap, i just discovered the Hang for myself. Walking down a street listening to the majestc sound of percusion in a random street in Germany! So, it seems only 5000 of these badboys are in circulation and they stem from 2 awesomly cool dudes who created this marvel on the musical world in Swizerland! I respect them for not selling their idea to other companies who would quite literally exploit it and make a fortune from it. But at the the same time, christ...I really really want one! I mean tats the first time i've ever been on eBay an never got a hit for an object! Above all, they do cost heaps!
Anyway, i just thought i would give a shout out to everyone! If you can tell me of any places to witness more of the delicious sound of Hang, i would appreciate it! I don't think i am even gonna waste time on asking such a question as 'where can i buy one?'.
Peace and love in a world gone mad!
Chris!
Hello all I only recently discovered this amazing instrument and I have fallen in love with it. I have been looking frantically for one and can only find the people asking upwards of 15000$ for them on ebay, I'm curious what they actually go for when purchased through Felix and Sabina. I hope you can help me, thank you very much
Hey guys and welcome to the wonderful yet slightly frustrating world of the Hang.
Difficult to get hold of is true, impossible, not really! all you need is patience and a bit of money... the Hang costs around €1200 new direct from PANart... who unfortunately for those about to embark on getting one, have just gone into a year long research and development phase in their production. This means that there will not be any Hang for sale throughout 2009 but we are hopeful that they will start production again in early 2010.
For now, all you can do is send them a letter expressing your interest in buying a Hang, personally i would not recommend anything from eBay, its a buyers market but unfortunately some people are getting a little greedy and sticking their Hang up for silly starting prices of like $20,000... its ridiculous but then if someone wants to buy it, it's there for the taking (or the price of a nice family car!)
Hang started life costing around £200 a piece, the price rise from the manufacturer PANart has increased over the last 5 or 6 years to around £900 each, largely due to the nature of time it takes to produce and the evolution of the instrument over the year.
They started by producing many scale of Hang 40+ to be precise all of which can be heard on the Odd music website. Alas now they only make one scale, called the Integral Hang, it's a beautiful, soft and responsive Hang that is the product of many years of research and development into the sound scape of steel.
One thing to be wary of with eBay is that PANart will not retune, repair or entertain anyone who has bought a Hang off of eBay where it was sold for profit.
Each hang comes with a serial number, they pretty much know the whereabouts and owner of each Hang out there and will know if the Hang is sold.. they obviously know the sale price they soold it for too, so a Hang that cost £300 to begin with that now appears on eBay for £10,000 is a complete rip off for the buyer and so PANart took the stance that no Hang would be repaired by them should it be sold for profit.
A statement that has got a lot of people very verbally active over the last few months, some agree, some disagree that PANart should be able to control the after market of the Hang but either way it's PANarts decision.
For anyone interested in learning more about the Hang, myself and fellow forum dweller Rob run the annual HangOut weekend in Farnham, Surrey each September, a place to come and learn, play, interact and enjoy Hang with many likeminded folk from literally all over the world www.hangoutuk.co.uk for some it's the only chance they will get for a couple of years of getting close to a Hang.
Another possible option coming out soon is the Halo by Pantheon Steel (www.pantheonsteel.com). A US based steel pan maker and tuner has created his own version of the Hang, called the Halo. It will be cheaper than the Hang to buy (stateside) but will be ready for unveiling sometime in 2009 (we hope).
It could be a good option for those that can't wait for the real PANart Hang although I do know that Kyle's list of people requesting one is growing daily, already at least a 6 months waiting list... still significantly less than PANart's.
Whatever path you choose to owning a Hang, welcome to the forum, welcome to the Hang world and please do check out all the forum members videos out there on YouTube!
Cheers
Kelly
The new design of the Ding is eye-catching. Another difference is the darker colour of the body. The ring of brass and the positions of the tone fields with their typical 45° angle to the Hang’s radius are similar to its one year older sister down to the left, a second generation Hang from 2007.
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