What can steel pans be made out of?

It consists of a circular playing surface made from steel stretched into a concave shape that is attached to a hollow, cylindrical resonator called a skirt. The steel pan is typically recycled from a 55 gallon oil drum. This surface is optimised into a number of isolated convex sections called notes.

Where are steel pans from?

The steel pan (also known as steel drums, or 'pan') was created in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1930s. It was established in contexts of Carnival resistance, its history being traced back to the enslaved Africans who were brought to the Caribbean in the 1700s.

What are the different types of steel pans?

There are several variations which make up the family of steelpans; Tenor, Double Tenor, Double Second, Double Guitar, Tenor Bass, Six Bass, there is even an E-Pan and a G-Pan!

What is a steel pan in construction?

Steel pan construction is the art and science of creating steel pans. There are several types of steel pan instruments, for example, the tenor pan, double tenor pan, guitar pan, cello pans and base pans.

Who make the steel pan?

and. Development. Steel pans (steel drums)were created on the Caribbean island of Trinidad in the 1930s, but steel pan history can be traced back to the enslaved Africans who were brought to the islands during the 1700s. They carried with them elements of their African culture including the playing of hand drums.

How It's Made: Steel Drums

What are metal drums made of?

The steel drum is a tuned idiophone traditionally made from an oil drum, but today is made of high-quality steel. To make a steel drum, or a pan, the bottom of an oil drum is first pounded into a bowl, then shaped and tuned with hammers to form distinct resonating surfaces.

Where are steel pans used?

The steel pan, often referred to incorrectly as a steel drum, emerged in the 1930s. Metal objects including car parts, paint pots, dustbins, oil drums and biscuit tins, were originally used as percussion instruments, but at some point they began to be tuned.

What is one limitation of the steel pan?

One possible downside of stainless steel is that it may leach heavy metals into food. This is more likely if you cook acidic foods in a stainless-steel pot for a long time. Stainless steel can contain iron, chromium, and nickel, the latter having no nutritional benefit in the body.

What are the notes on a steel pan?

The notes of a steel drum

Overall, pannists with a complete kit can rely on an impressive range that goes from F1 to G6. Steel pans are usually classified according to their playing range. The highest-pitched category is the soprano or high tenor pan that can hit notes between D4 and F#6.

What is the Jamaican drum called?

The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating from Trinidad and Tobago. Steelpan musicians are called pannists.

How long does it take to make a steel drum?

It takes about 40 hours of hammering to turn a steel drum into a steelpan drum.

What does the G in G pan mean?

-------------------------------------------------------------- The Genesis pan or G pan is a product of the Steelpan Research Laboratory at the University of the West Indies (Trinidad campus). They are still working on the G pans so they are not widely available yet.

Are steel pans non stick?

No, stainless steel frying pans are not non-stick. They have a bare steel cooking surface that's prone to latching onto tender and delicate foods like eggs, fish fillets, and pancakes.

What are the 5 types of steel drums?

What is a tenor pan?

Tenor Pan. The tenor pan is also called the lead or soprano pan. It is the highest pitched pan in the steelband and usually carries the melody. It is a single drum played by one person.

When caring for the steel pan one should?

Keep your instrument clean. Use a soft cloth to wipe your pan before each use. Apply chrome polish to chrome plated pans especially when they have been exposed to moisture or shows signs of rust. Store your instrument in a case or keep covered when not in use.