We are sure that you too, you will have seen in more than one occasion a person playing this unique instrument.We are attracted to his music, his sounds full of magic capable of making us vibrate from within with a sensation between warm and ethnic.if inside this kind of "tin cube" the past and future were united together in great harmony, letting out their vibrations, their chords in a very special echo...
We are talking about the Hang , a percussion musical instrument created not long ago.In fact, it is not more than 15 years old, however it already has millions of followers.Know more about Hang?
Hang, a magical instrument
Hang was created in Switzerland in 2000 by the PANART company.did this original idea arise? From two friends, Felix Rohner and Sabina Scharer, who through various experiments through steel and other instruments of resonant percursion already in existence, were shaping this object similar to a dish with small cavities capable of giving us some very special sounds.p>
Hang means hand, because they are the ones in charge of removing the magic and the voice of this instrument.You can use your fingers, only the thumbs or the palm of your hand .However, most musicians make all these parts dance with great spell and efficiency, immediately catching the attention of everyone who suddenly finds someone sitting holding this Hang on their legs.Now, you will surely wonder how Such a device works.The reality is that, despite having a simple structure, a very complex complexity is enclosed in them.

Ding is the top" dish ", it is here that 8 musical tones are generated in the form of circles that surround, at your Again, to a larger central circle, which emits a sound similar to Gong.It should also be said that each note also has overtones.And what about the bottom? This, receives the name of Gu , and in turn presents a striking hole that serves to generate resonance.And we assure you, that the result of all this almost mathematical precision is amazing.

Today the Hang has been evolving and there are several "generations". However, it should be said that until 2009, some 6,000 instruments had been sold.All are handmade by hand from its creators, hence its impact until then was somewhat limited.But little by little it is crossing borders, other versions are marketed and have become very viral on YouTube, and it is easy to see them already in the hands of many musicians who give us their melodies in alternative concerts.
Would you like to know what they sound like? You can see it in this video.And if you also have your own Hang or Gubal, do not hesitate to explain more things about this curious instrument .If you liked this article, also know a musical object something more Strange: Matryomin dolls.
Image: photosylvia/silabox, Owen Benson, Marco Sanchez
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