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Panfiction Shortstories (Part II)
“OVER THE SHOULDERS”
by birgit pestal
Openjam! + Spenden sammeln für geflüchtete Menschen
Donnerstag, 13.10., 1830-22h, Lagerfeuer, Musizieren, Netzwerken + Sachspenden für die “Karawane der Menschlichkeit” sammeln. UPDATE:
Der Jam war sehr schön und wir konnte einige Bananenkisten mit sehr guten Sach-Spenden zur Karawane Sammelstelle bringen.
Kinderworkshops / Schnupperstunden – Mit Helen
Empfohlen für Kinder im Alter von 8 – 12 Jahren
Termine am 8.10/13.10/15.10 – both english and german possible
Curious: Finding the Curvature of the Universe in a Hand Pan Note
Could it be that the shape of the universe corresponds with the anticlastic shape of a note?
A little poem about tuning
“COMPLETE”
by birgit pestal
Panfiction Shortstories (Part I)
“THE TUNER AND THE RUNAWAY HARMONICS”
by birgit pestal
GRIASDI Handpan Festival 2022 – Snippets
Beautiful concerts, workshops, instruments, but maybe most important: connections with people from all over the world….
Reviewing Handpan History bits
A handpan history crowdsourcing project went online just yesterday…
Paniversity Video #6: Scale & Chords „D – Kurd“
Skala und Akkorde – einfach erklärt
Mind your vocabulary: Dont ask us for a “Hang” or “Hangdrum”
The commercial abuse of the “Hang(R)” is huge… be aware for what you ask
PAN LAB Scales Player
Listen – and make also little adjustments – to random music in about 50 different scales with handpan-soundsamples.
Paniversity Video #5: Scale & Chords „F- Big Bear“
Skala und Akkorde – einfach erklärt
Current Lockdown / but open for single musiclessons
Community events have been canceled. Single sessions can continue
Selfmade only!
just pointing out the obvious
The Archetype of Self
What we found in the shape of the instrument
Paniversity Video #4: Scale & Chords „C-Klezmara“
Skala und Akkorde – einfach erklärt
Paniversity Video #3: Scale & Chords „F-Integral“
Skala und Akkorde – einfach erklärt
Tuning Hammer Think Thank
working on that….
Paniversity Video #2: Scale & Chords „Celtic Minor“
Skala und Akkorde – einfach erklärt
Paniversity Video #1: Scale & Chords “Annaziska”
Skala und Akkorde – einfach erklärt
Free rent-a-pan
lets tune up your quarantine….
Corona Update: We are open!
Corona Update: We are – mindfully- opening doors again 🙂
Finding “Hope”
“Hope” is always there. Have a tour with our LOLcat through the lab
Corona Update
Due to Corona we ask everyone to stay home – and stay tuned…
Tuning service
Information about tuning services for different handpan brands at PAN LAB Vienna
Galery: signature of scales
Each instrument is layouted individually and therfor has an individual signature – not only by sound, but also if one closely looks at the nodal-lines…
Art & Co-Creation
3 quite special handpans have been co-created in summer 2019…
PLV Finetuning Chair: “Fetsel”
Finetuning Pans with a happy spine. Ergonomic working with 3 optional sitting positions…
PAN LAB at Griaseich 2019
Lets co-create and make a “Griaspan”! We bring the tools…
How to make a shell
some approaches, video collection
#PANFICTION – What would they say?
Fictional history of the Handpan condensed by paraphrased fake Quotes
How to tune a note
Little collection of information about vibrational modes – explained by pro’s
Waitinglist
Update: The waitinglist is full for now…
Pandrums
“Pandrums” are new instruments, combining drumplaying with panplaying, invented and created at PAN LAB
PLV Finetuning Station „Fetsi“
experimental finetuning at PAN LAB
First Vienna Handpan Orchestra
Lets co-create!
PLV Tuningstation: “Tunerbell”
Inspired by the Shellopan tuningstation, which is not only solid and stable but also nicely rotatable…
Prototypes
Some milestones about my story (a neverending story) of learning the art of steeltuning. To be continued…
Return to natural hearing- with David Kaetz
PAN LAB highly recommends: Check out this wonderful and inspiring Event!
PLV Shaping Station: “Roundabout”
This is how the PLV shaping station looks like. With engine or without: in both cases it turned out to be very helpful…