Handpan/Pantam Wall Holder

This simple and very stable wall mount is suitable for 53 and 46 cm handpans with or without bottom notes.

It is NOT for pans with a mounted wooden bass reflex tube inside, like some very low scales do have!!

SECURITY NOTE: To use the tools described here please refer to their instructions for use. Only use them if you are able to handle them safely. Always pay attention to safety for yourself and others. I assume no liability for injuries or damages to your instrument or other objects!

Tools:

Worktop with clamping option

Drilling machine

Drill stand

Circular saw 67 mm or higher

Circular saw 41 mm

80x6 mm screw + nut + box wrench

Two 30 mm washers

Wood glue

1 rough and 1 fine grater

Materials:

18 mm wood (natural glued wood or plywood), about 40 cm long, 6 - 10 cm wide

Screw for mounting in a wall: 120 x 5 mm

Washer

Dowel

Saw out a circle with the 67 mm (or higher) circular saw. To do this, first saw in half from one side, then saw completely from the other side.

Saw out two circles with the 41 mm circular saw.

Round the edges as you like it.

Note:

If you use another type of saw, make shure that the diameter of the big circle is at least 60 mm and the diameter of the smaller circles is not bigger than 40 mm. The reason I used a 67 saw is that I had no bigger one...

Pay attention to 2 things during the gluing process:

Choose the side of the big circle you like best and make sure it will be visible at the end

The texture of the large circle should run vertically for greater stability.

Now put a large washer on the screw you see in the picture and put the screw in the hole in the front of the large circle.

Put some glue on the two smaller disks one after the other and thread them onto the screw. Put a second washer on the screw and press the 3 parts with a nut.

The pressure should be so firm that excess glue spills out of the joint.

Remove the screw after about 15 minutes

This step is not necessery, if you have a bigger circular saw than me.

When your bigger circle is about 62 mm like in my case, than it is good to make this step.

You can imagine the reason in picture no 3.

Clamp the piece of wood securely so that the texture of the large circle is vertical again. Now use a coarse rasp to remove approx. 5 mm from the small discs. Make the resulting edges nice and round.

You can use any piece of wood that you think is stable enough and that you like for the support of the holder. I used the same piece of wood from which I sawed out the circles.

My plate is 17 cm long and 9 cm wide.

It should be long enough so that the handpan will not touch the wall in the end.

Sand the edges nice and round.

Drill a 6 mm hole about 5-6 cm below the top edge

Use some glue and stick the wall bracket to the base plate using the method described in step 2. Be shure that the holder is twisted in the right way.

Again pay attention to use a washer to avoid imprinting the screw and pay attention that the.

Wait 15 minutes before you remove the screw

A notice:

Gluing the parts together provides extra stability for your valuable instrument and prevents circles from twisting when mounted on the wall.

Now your wall hold is ready :)

If you wanna, paint it!

To attach to a wall use a 120 mm long screw with 5 mm diameter and a suitable dowel.

Have fun and enjoy making music with your handpan

and let me know when you made your own version!