Aqua Halo Part 1

October 6, 2010

WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS IN A CHLORINATED POOL AND DO NOT QUENCH A SUN HEATED HANDPAN IN WATER!

Lance and I had been talking about a Halo baptism for several months. Central Texas is known for mild fall weather and this day was no exception. Since the Halo is made of steel we knew we needed a warm sunny day so that it would dry quickly to reduce the chance of oxidation. Even on this October day a few minutes in the sun made the tuning drift and the surface too hot to touch (it returned to standard pitch when placed in the shade).

If you try this at home make 100% sure the handpan is completely dry afterward. Water will collect under the flange ring and could cause rust. For hang and BElls you must apply heat using a hair dryer or something similar. The halo has a rubber flange cover that can gently be removed and replaced with care after drying with a cloth.


The video was recorded in AVCHD Lite on a Panasonic DMC -ZS3 "Lumix" snap-shot camera. The audio on an Olympus LS-10 linear recorder. The two files were mated using IMovie software but this caused video quality loss when posted to YouTube.

The Halo is made by Pantheon Steel halo.pantheonsteel.com

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[TXmadeTXpaid1989]

is that in Austin

[rptalk2me]

@TXmadeTXpaid1989

Yes - search for Barton Springs Austin, Tx ( images)

[DJNadeam]

Where can you by these on line? And can it ship to Canada?

[rptalk2me]

@DJNadeam halo dot pantheonsteel dot c o m

check out this forum for info: handpan dot o r g

[LeadersasAnimals]

Are you crazy or on drugs!? I mean seriously, HOW CAN ANYBODY put an instrument into water?! OMFG.

No personal offense though. But I'm a musician and my heart is bleeding right in this moment.... so sad. I can't afford one of those (1800USD +) and you're putting it into water. I just don't get it.

[rptalk2me]

@LeadersasAnimals Yes - I am crazy. No - I am not on drugs.

[bentotheclarke]

that guy splashing on the water actually sounded rather nice to the ear

[rptalk2me]

@angelesgar Since my sound is inferior to Daniel Waples I must use gimicks in my videos:)

The water has done no harm. Did you even bother to read and understand the video description?

The steel of the Halo is thicker than other handpans and could not be damaged by lightly rapping it with one's knuckles.

[Icandrum2]

come to my pool party!

[swinchesterful]

@rptalk2me You weren't drinking?

[jotaro1234]

thats a hang, its steel drum but revolutionized with two sides.

[Frankzi1]

no matter how random you hit this drum, it alway sounds great !

[Frankzi1]

playing drum in hot water... so sweet :)

[AndreasThalacker]

wonderful idea

[uvaltito]

amazing