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At the heart of the steel drum musical revolution is the remarkable way in which steel pans are tuned. Rather than just adjust fundamental pitches ...

Describing the sound of the steel pan musical instrument is both difficult and seemingly fraught with contradictions.   Much easier to articulate i...

There are five finishes to know about for steel pans. Many materials have been tried but these five are most commonly in production today. The leas...

Each instrument in the steelpan family utilizes a different playing mallet. Since the different steeldrum instruments encompass a wide tonal range,...

There are several different types of stands for the steelpan instrument. The most important characteristic of a stand for a steeldrum is that the s...

There are many individuals in steel pan that play mostly for their own enjoyment, much like a pianist or guitarist who makes music mostly in their ...

Many localities in the United States and elsewhere around the world have small steel pan performing ensembles, which are typically two to six membe...

When steel pans were first made in the middle of the 20th century, there was very rapid development of the instruments in the steel drum family. Be...

Customers have questions, you have answers. Display the most frequently asked questions, so everybody benefits.The steel pan, commonly referred to ...

The steel drum instrument family is comprised of different instruments in different ranges. In the soprano range, there is a Lead pan (also called ...

In a full voice steel drum band, more steel pan instrument types are utilized to maximize the expressive capabilities of the ensemble. The four voi...

Keep your steel pan dry. You should be diligent about preventing rust formation which can ruin your steel drum instrument. Many musicians wipe the ...