See here for a simple, fun pictorial guide to keeping your handpan looking good and avoiding those dreaded brown spots. Don’t forget the inside needs love sometimes too.ĭryness is a virtue: Never put your pan into a bag whilst damp and never put your pan into a damp bag. Have a regular cleaning routine, especially if you live near to the sea or in humid conditions. The smallest scratch can have the biggest consequences.Įvery time your handpan is played (by you or others), wipe it down with a microfibre cloth on both sides. Never, ever, let someone play your handpan whilst wearing metal rings or bracelets, long necklaces/pendants or exposed metal belt buckles. While I wouldn’t recommend you use yours as a frisbee or take it for a swim with dolphins, with knowledge and some careful maintenance, it should stand the test of time. Spyros Pan, a great player from Greece, even fully submerged his Halo in a swimming pool for two hours for a photoshoot! He dried it thoroughly with just a regular microfibre cloth and, 6 years later, it still doesn’t have a single spot of rust on it. I’ve dropped mine into cases too quickly, bumped and knocked them, played them hard, taken them to humid countries and beaches, and used them to perform in open-air concerts in cold mid-winter… and they have all survived brilliantly. Afterall, they are made from treated steel, not butterfly wings. Well-built handpans are actually tougher than you think.
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