Hang

TheHangisamusicalinstrumentintheidiophoneclass,createdinSwitzerland.

Theinstrumentisconstructedfromtwohalf-shellsofdeepdrawn,nitridedsteelsheetgluedtogetherattherimleavingtheinsidehollowandcreatingadistinct'UFOshape'.Thetop("Ding")sidehasacenter'note'hammeredintoitandsevenoreight'tonefields'hammeredaroundthecenter.Thebottom("Gu")isaplainsurfacethathasarolledholeinthecenterwithatunednotethatcanbecreatedwhentherimisstruck.Alseitiscalledhandpan.

TheHangusessomeofthesamebasicphysicalprinciplesasasteelpan,butmodifiedinsuchawayastoactasaHelmholtzresonator.ThecreationoftheHangwastheresultofmanyyearsofresearchonthesteelpanandotherinstruments.