Aqua Halo Part 1

October 6, 2010

WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS IN A CHLORINATED POOL AND DO NOT QUENCH A SUN HEATED HANDPAN IN WATER!

Lance and I had been talking about a Halo baptism for several months. Central Texas is known for mild fall weather and this day was no exception. Since the Halo is made of steel we knew we needed a warm sunny day so that it would dry quickly to reduce the chance of oxidation. Even on this October day a few minutes in the sun made the tuning drift and the surface too hot to touch (it returned to standard pitch when placed in the shade).

If you try this at home make 100% sure the handpan is completely dry afterward. Water will collect under the flange ring and could cause rust. For hang and BElls you must apply heat using a hair dryer or something similar. The halo has a rubber flange cover that can gently be removed and replaced with care after drying with a cloth.
The video was recorded in AVCHD Lite on a Panasonic DMC -ZS3 "Lumix" snap-shot camera. The audio on an Olympus LS-10 linear recorder. The two files were mated using IMovie software but this caused video quality loss when posted to YouTube.

The Halo is made by Pantheon Steel halo.pantheonsteel.com

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