The Hang (musical instrument)
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Topic: The Hang (musical instrument)
Posted By: chopper
Subject: The Hang (musical instrument)
Date Posted: September 05 2008 at 08:00
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On a recent trip to Cologne, I was fascinated by a busker playing an instrument I can best describe as a conical shaped steel drum, which had indents and was played with the fingers. It had a wonderful sound but I didn't know what it was. I have since discovered it's called a Hang (not sure how you pronounce this) and features on a recent CD by the jazz group Portico Quartet. Other bands such as Gong and possibly Muse have used one. After rummaging around the Web, I find they're very hard to get hold of!
Anyone else come across this instrument?
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 05 2008 at 13:42
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Anyone interested should check this out, featuring Didier Malherbe in the Hadouk Trio. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lHffmK96lQ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lHffmK96lQ |
Posted By: siriusbliss
Date Posted: September 07 2008 at 23:07
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I used to have one. They are expensive and very hard to come by. Long waiting list. Occasionally popup on ebay. Most recent one I saw for sale on ebay was going for $5K! I have since sold it (miss it), and now use samples from Soniccouture that run on Kontakt3, triggered by a Korg padKontrol. Fun stuff! Greg ------------- guitars 40 years. Progressive Fusion, Classical, Electronic, Ambient. MIDI guitar, MIDI Chapman Stick. Production studio near the beach. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 08 2008 at 10:13
| I had this crazy idea of getting one myself, until I saw how much they went for! |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: September 08 2008 at 20:52
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What an interesting instrument. I'd love to be able to play it. ------------- 
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Posted By: KranJoos
Date Posted: September 13 2008 at 20:38
| I saw some dude playing two at once while on a trip to boulder colorado, i at first thought it was a guitar before i saw it. Very cool instrument. |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: September 14 2008 at 15:45
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What a bizzarre set of instruments in that video! I love it! I'm gona learn the hang-drum now, i've decided. Thanks for the insentive  ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 15 2008 at 07:57
| Good luck getting hold of one! |