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This is a sample of a Nickel Plated Tenor pan made in the USA at the Smarty Pans shop in Signal Hill, CA. It was tuned by David Beery. This particular pan was made from fairly thin steel (1.1mm) and it has a bit of a thin tone. The nickel plating helped to enhance the tone and strength of the notes. Notice how the nickel plating has a matte finish appearance on the playing surface, yet a nice chrome-like shiny skirt.
Very nice tones!!!
SDPickups 3 years ago