I bought Amazon's cheapest handpan to see if it's worth it

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtybWHEBk4A

概要

TLDRThe video provides an overview of the experience of buying a budget handpan, focusing on the unboxing process and the instrument's sound quality. It highlights the differences between cheap and expensive handpans, discussing challenges faced by beginners when using lower-quality instruments. Additionally, the video suggests options for those unable to afford high-end handpans, such as beginner series from reputable makers and secondhand purchases. It emphasizes the importance of quality in sound and performance and warns viewers about potential scams in the market.

収穫

  • 💰 Buying budget handpans is more affordable but may lead to disappointment.
  • 🎵 Cheap handpans can sound uninspiring, affecting player motivation.
  • 🔧 Many factory-made handpans suffer from poor quality control.
  • 🌍 Supporting local makers can be more ethical and rewarding.
  • 🤔 Consider saving for a higher quality handpan for better performance.
  • 🔍 Research and join online communities for instrument options.
  • 📦 Beginner series from reputable makers are a good compromise.
  • 🧐 Be cautious of scams when buying online.
  • 🎤 It's important to assess sound quality and tuning stability.
  • 🔄 Exploring secondhand markets can sometimes yield good finds.

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    In this video, the presenter discusses buying and unboxing a budget-friendly handpan, examining its pros and cons. They express concerns regarding cheaper instruments possibly leading to player disheartenment due to sound quality, and also touch on issues like potential damage and lack of reliable repair options. The presenter shares personal experiences and emphasizes the importance of accessibility while remaining cautious about the quality of cheaper models.

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    Upon unboxing and revealing the sound of the instrument, real-time reactions highlight mixed feelings about its performance. The consensus suggests that while the quality may not meet higher standards, there are alternative options available, such as purchasing beginner series instruments from ethical makers or well-vetted brands, along with considering secondhand options. Overall, the presenter encourages thorough research to find suitable instruments that align with one’s budget and needs.

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ビデオQ&A

  • What are the pros of buying a cheap handpan?

    They are more affordable and accessible for beginners.

  • What are the cons of buying a cheap handpan?

    They may not sound good and could discourage players if they don't perform as expected.

  • What should I look for when choosing a handpan?

    Consider beginner series from reputable makers and avoid factory-made instruments that lack quality control.

  • Are there alternative options for affordable handpans?

    Yes, look for beginner Series made by new builders or consider secondhand handpans.

  • Can cheaper handpans hold their tuning?

    Often, they cannot hold their tuning well and might be prone to damage.

  • What's the recommended budget for a quality handpan?

    Consider saving up for at least 500 to 700 dollars for a better quality handpan.

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    in this video we're going to buy and
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    unbox a cheap ham we'll talk about some
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    of the pros and cons of buying these
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    instruments we'll get realtime reactions
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    to the sound of it also test and compare
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    with a more expensive instrument and
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    talk about other options if you know you
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    definitely can't afford a topend handan
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    we'll talk about what other options are
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    out there I hope you enjoy time Stamps
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    will be down below let's dive in funny
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    the first thing that comes up when you
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    search hand pound on Amazon is tongue
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    drums which is usually not what somebody
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    is after when they search hand pen
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    £269 7% off brilliant now the one thing
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    I just want to double check so I can
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    definitely return this item there are no
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    videos of it I'm doing it three two
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    one let's have a look shall
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    we so we have got
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    a store which is advertised as a hempen
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    stand it's just a fishing store which is
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    fine I also use one as a hemp
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    stand not sure what these things oh
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    mallets build your own
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    mallets um some rope for the for the rim
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    and then we have the pan without having
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    gotten it out yet it feels very little
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    let's see there is the £250
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    handan smells kind of
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    funky um it's already got rubber around
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    it so it doesn't need the rim it's also
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    got rubber in the uh goo here which
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    would imply that it's just a sharp um
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    cut and it hasn't been smoothed over
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    feels like it's got some kind of coating
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    on it which is good I'm about to give
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    this handan as a birthday gift to my
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    girlfriend to see what she thinks of it
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    but before I do that before things get
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    silly I would love to have a little bit
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    of real talk so we can talk about some
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    of the issues and some of the positives
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    of buying a cheap hen like this um I
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    know that lots of you who watch my
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    channel have bought hens from Amazon and
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    teu um as well as percussion Brands like
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    Toma and minor and very much enjoy the
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    instruments I personally don't but I
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    realize that I'm coming from a massive
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    place of privilege in that I've got
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    access to all of these instruments um
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    because I work together with makers now
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    my worry with cheaper instruments that
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    are Factory made for the customer um it
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    might be disheartening to try and play
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    something that somebody teaches in a
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    tutorial online and then you play the
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    exact same thing and it just doesn't
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    sound as good um and it's very easy to
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    become disheartened and think that
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    you're not a good player and that that
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    might uh stifle your creativity and I
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    don't want that for anyone I had the
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    same issues when I first started there
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    weren't tutorials around but there were
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    videos of people playing and I would
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    watch them and think why don't I sound
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    like that when I play and I really
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    thought I was bad at playing and I I I
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    was but it wasn't just that there was so
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    much that I just couldn't do with the
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    instrument that I had because it just
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    wasn't capable of achieving those same
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    sounds the metal was thin it didn't hold
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    its tuning but in many ways it actually
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    really encouraged me um to be more
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    creative because it forced me to try and
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    achieve more with what I had so
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    positives and negatives to that another
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    worry that I have is that if there is
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    any damage to the instrument um if it
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    does lose its tuning or if it arrives
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    and it is Out Of Tune um then there is
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    no one that you can contact in order to
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    get it fixed or get it tuned most hempen
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    builders that might be more local to you
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    actually can't fix them they they don't
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    just refuse to do it because you know
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    it's made in a factory not made by me or
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    whatever that's not the issue it's that
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    they're so temperamental that as soon as
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    you give it one hammer hit one strike
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    Anything Could Happen you could throw
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    the the whole instrument out and it's
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    unfixable um a lot of these instruments
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    are are very unstable and are not fully
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    completed they haven't been through the
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    many processes that a a regular hempen
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    has been through another worry that I
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    have is that some of these instruments
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    are so cheap that they don't even reach
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    the same cost as what materials would be
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    for other Hans the Hans that you can
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    find on Teemu for like1 I I wonder how
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    on Earth they're made who's not getting
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    paid properly for their labor that's how
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    I think and feel take it as you will I'm
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    not trying to force you into any
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    specific belief about these instruments
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    I know that many can't afford them and
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    want to play them and I love
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    accessibility I think it's great with
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    that in
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    mind here is a real time
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    reaction um to this instrument okay I'm
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    going to present it okay close your eyes
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    and come in
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    eyes
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    dangerous I'm F my voice there's so many
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    expensive things in this room okay stop
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    okay hands up Palms
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    up it's quite
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    heavy
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    [Applause]
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    it's thank you you're welcome and a case
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    and a case cheap case what what is it
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    turn
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    [Music]
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    wow this is my birthday friend um how I
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    know it's not like to ask how much did
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    okay no it's not your real
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    birthday I can give it back okay
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    I mean I I love
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    it I just thought because you needed
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    more curs for your classes which you
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    know if I never played a h before I'd
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    probably be quite thrilled I feel like
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    the low end they've done all right the
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    ding's not bad it just really goes
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    off I think the
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    problem is that the harmonics aren't
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    tuned oh yeah there's just like a pitch
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    that is not even vaguely yeah I guess
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    they must get like get the domes they
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    kind of guessed the approximate shapes
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    and they just like w't out and then
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    they're like I'll do like there's no one
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    with no one non Quality Control Plus
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    like this is very odd it feels like it
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    like I don't want to do it but it feels
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    like it could be bent out of it's not as
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    thin as I thought it might
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    be but I would imagine with excessive
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    playing it will it I don't think it'll
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    hold it
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    tuning yeah all the shoulder and stuff
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    like all the little like touches that
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    make a good instrument yeah 250 I think
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    is too cheap for a hand I mean that's
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    not even materials yeah yeah yeah
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    literally I don't know how you can make
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    a hen for £250 it's like just just the
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    shells alone should cost more than that
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    a terrible birthday present you're
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    welcome but it's not as bad as I thought
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    I mean obviously for 250 is like not as
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    terrible as it could be yeah I mean for
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    real it sounds awful but I think like
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    we've been used to playing very specific
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    instruments very very high quality well
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    I guess like for me it makes me think if
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    you if you were going to spend 250 on a
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    handan and you can save up for like even
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    5 6 700 yeah like I reckon somehow they
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    might manage to make it I don't know I
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    think even in that price range you're
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    still at the risk of if you're looking
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    for500 hand pans you're probably on
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    dodgy websites yeah that's the thing
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    it's probably it's probably this marked
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    up probably the same instrument yeah and
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    like you know you just don't know what
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    you're getting like that that website
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    that used my face like used my face
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    holding a handan and it was like Oh
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    Linda from Birmingham loves this hand
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    and you're holding a Celestial s
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    literally completely different so like
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    you know that they're dishonest on that
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    from so if you hear a video and they're
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    all of like different makers and stuff
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    then you know that what you're buying
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    isn't isn't what they're selling you
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    yeah yeah
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    SP the up moment
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    it's funny it's got like a ow sound to I
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    think you should have a go on it kind
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    wow yeah I think all right I think you
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    should you might enjoy it so you can't
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    afford a high-end instrument but you
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    definitely don't want to buy a factory
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    made instrument what are your options um
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    there are makers out there now that are
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    starting beginner Series so hemp pens
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    that are still made by them but are done
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    in such a way that they're able to keep
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    their costs low they won't be as good
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    quality as the regular Hans but they're
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    definitely good enough to get you going
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    on your journey to be able to follow
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    tutorials and to be able to explore um
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    the full range of the sounds that you
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    can make until you're ready to move on
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    it's also a little bit more moral buying
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    from uh makers that are paid well that
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    pay their work as well etc etc so I
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    recommend finding those uh if you're
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    able there are also branded factory made
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    instruments that are at least have been
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    through some kind of vetting process so
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    you know they're going to be better
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    quality than the ones that are just
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    randomly shipped I would still be
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    careful of those because it's very easy
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    to fall into uh scams there there are
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    some that look really legit that really
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    aren't um I made a whole video on how to
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    choose a Haman you can check that out
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    I'll put a link in the description have
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    a look out for beginner series have a
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    lookout as well for new Builders um that
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    might be selling prot prot types um a
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    lot of new builders that are coming on
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    the scene now are training under
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    existing Builders so are very quickly
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    making very good quality instruments but
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    while they're still learning are keeping
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    their prices low so these are really
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    good opportunities as well I recommend
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    joining groups on social media reddits
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    Facebook Etc um and just doing a bit of
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    research to find um Hans that might be
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    good for You Secondhand Hans as well are
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    an option um they don't tend to go down
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    in price that much yet so it's probably
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    better to just buy new I made a whole
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    video about it you can check it out um
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    and I really hope that you find the
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    instrument for you is that
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    cross yeah bet it's just stored in it's
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    probably just stored in a warehouse I
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    mean I have just kept it in a bug for a
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    week I don't think that's the problem
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