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Old 06-27-2018, 11:43 AM
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Hello,

My name is Colin Foulke and I am a handpan builder and tuner in Sonoma County, California. I was a musician first so the world of shaping metal is still relatively new to me. I have been playing handpans for a decade and building them for half that time. I work with 18 gauge cold rolled steel as my primary material. A few years ago I developed a hydroforming system that was new to this art form. Two years ago I open sourced that system, which you can read about here:

https://www.cfoulke.com/forming.html

I am here to glean what I can and hopefully share what I already know.

Here's an example of what I craft:



hmmm, Hang drum ...
tuning by shape, size and hardness.
Nice sounds.
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