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Handpan Community United Protecting the handpan instrument globally

Handpan Community United Protecting the handpan instrument globally

MISSION STATEMENT

Countless people have developed a relationship with and enriched their lives through the handpan for more than a decade, and many can’t imagine a life without it. Over the years, the handpan instrument has developed its own community and has become a worldwide movement.

Unfortunately there is a long history of lawsuits between PANArt, creators of the Hang®, and various handpan makers. Recently a copyright claim has been made which states that Handpans which  use a similar shape as the Hang®, are illegal copies. If the claim stands, it could have wide-ranging consequences which have the potential to seriously compromise the future of our community.

This has led to the emergence of the Handpan Community United (HCU) foundation. HCU is a non-profit organization with one main focus: To safeguard and protect the growing international handpan community, through the commitment to preserve the playing, fabrication, availability and the further development of the handpan musical instrument. 

To ensure our main purpose, HCU is willing to give support to individuals where needed, be it financial, advisory or otherwise- while not specifically endorsing or supporting the actions of any individual reseller or maker.

We have enormous respect for Felix Rohner’s and Sabina Schärer’s work. However, we do not feel their claim of copyright is fair nor correct in the current climate towards our community.

HCU Members

Artists

Lewa

Spain

Handpan4soul

Switzerland

Omar Mariani

Switzerland

Mayiia

Germany

LE RDV

France
Suisse

Amado Gandema

Suisse
France

Alpha

France

Benedick Gibson

United Kingdom

Danny Sorensen

United States
N/A

Markus Abladen

N/A
Germany

Stephan Leich

Germany
Spain

Mar Loi

Spain
Argentina

Maria Leprêtre

Argentina

Daniel Waples

Great Britain

Jacob Cole

United States
Japan

Shu Nakamoto

Japan
Hungary

Patrik Szombathelyi

Hungary

Ted Munyer

United States

Anna Somma

Czech Republic

Dom Aversano

United Kingdom

MEA

Germany / Czech Republic
N/A

Poulizac Yann

N/A
N/A

Danilo

N/A
USA

Flowism

USA

Yatao

Germany

Taylor Haun

United States
the Netherlands

Wendy

the Netherlands

JOI

Spain

Natalia Campoy

Barcelona, Spain

Mandara

Germany
China

Hanchen Pang

China
México

Juan carlos

México
Germany

Yaron Shelby Perez

Germany
Germany

Monika Gutjahr

Germany

Handpan Makers

Joanne Abrams
Gallois Marc
Filippo Pigaiani
Mina Rassa
Elaheh Jalalpour
Georg Reichlin-Meldegg
Soulboogaloo
Marius Siepmann
Ken
Anya Serebrova
João Svayam
E schroeder
Aron Zsenits
Charlotte Romses
Miles Nichols
Trudy Loy
Ann Ingham
Olga Tucek
Lorenzoni giovanna
Nadia
Julien Paleologue
Richard Pietsch
Eytan Herzberg
Tyler Van Steenbergen
Maxime Salot
Bruno Vincenzo
Gary Beveridge
Angie Music
Belleviloy
Vitalii Ivanov
Sascha Schmid
Aleksandr
Petra
Jon e Tone
Jordi Cantos
Donald Jarvis
Jonathan
Marcus Kirkwood
Tom Glöckner
Richard Pietsch
Max Neal
Casey Fields
Jakub Wala
Sabine Wieser
Mubeen Zalgaonke
Andrew (Hank) Wotto
Olga Podporina – Wootton
Peter Ruhnau
Petra G. Dietrich
David
Darren Sturgess
Wanty Emmanuel
Laxenaire
Merri Lou Pierik
Mark
Sheldon Taylor
Victor Velazquez
Samsun
Orlando Cotto
Bennett Hoffman
Markus
Kata van Doeseelaar
G Caggiano
Amador
Adam Leonard Maalouf
Daniel Tschernitsch
Rene
Ulrike Richter
Julia Dvorin
Julia Descaillaux
Milena
Ali Kamran
Forrest James
Shahar Fridman
Kim Riccelli
Diego Amato
Berk Öztuna
Steffen Schmidt
Yusuf Nuraydin
Steven Werner
Daniel Giordani
Jeff MacDonald
Julia Meindl
Diego Fernando
Cyrus Bruggimann
Olmo Rauba
Klaus S
Franco
Tobias Prins
Marta Rinaldini
Catherine Lewis
Titouan
Quintin
Kanon Sonozaki
Severin Schmitz
Brúmand
LAIGNELOT Rémi
Laetitia Auber
Dave Wan
Zalán Székely
Rémi CLIN
Le Saint Mikaël
Fernando Schmitz
Camille Cipolla
Greg Morgans
TESTE
Jaime Blase
Michael Adams
LOVE R JOSHI
Jasper
Fortin
BOULA
Gordon Rueskamp
Camonis
Mate Stein Letai
Michael Horn
Ansofy
Zaora Instruments
Sound Sculpture – Handpan Shop
MusicMall HangszerHáz
Roxane Samperiz
Martineau
Elina Bogomolova
Flora
Pascal Pouillart
Aubin
Gavin Bradshaw
Chetail nicolas
Sharon Tiahrt
David piguillem vizcaino
Monica Barrett
Melisa Ramirez
Elanna
Cash Hewitt
Anuradha
Béren
Celiane Gonthier-Georges
Yohei Hirano
Emilie
Dascoloff
Carole comunetti
Chad Ervin
Dillan
Elsa
Jiri Brzobohaty
De Klankentent
chloe flett
Gabriele Cremer
Guille
Braun
Mauro Salman
Brendel
Bettina Major
Danilo Kirschner
Macarena Endara
Aniyl Namdar
Carmen Pomp
Björn Becker
Johanna Sabeh
Taisne
Josh Rivera
Klaus Nungeß
Jeremy Nattagh
Frederic Audouit
Dirk Niehues
Georg
Anamika
Sebastian von Duering-Weckler
Alexandre Chaigne
Csaba Csurja
Rachel Wood
Karen SC
Yunuén Solórzano
wiz
Sofiane
Sarah Coppé
Alejandro Mascarell
Thomas Moens
Sander Grønås
Thomas Soiron
Doc.Smooth
Francesca Schembri
Radhi-Nabawi
Mike
Beatriz Bemejo
Daniel Baird
Andreas Koller
Reveillere
Linny Berliner
Annelise Franck
Markéta Drozdková
Joan Patsini
Lahaye Manon
Andras Bagyi
Micka Vromant
Ivo Venturini
Philippe Sasso
demaison
Thierry Bleton
Melanie Silbernagl
Peter Fallon
Moyersoen Arnaud
Jimmy James
Benedick Gibson
Annie
Tigtig
Zsuzsanna Cserpes
Dol Stéfanie
Tanjef Gross
Davide Chon
Andrea
Daniel von Borries
Andrew Vasilyev
Taka Naga
Johan
Regnier
José María
Feleiss King
Titouan Gautier
Tony Legoupil
Pansard
Krivitzky Manou
Pascal Studinger
Andreas Alte
Enrico
Lydia Zingg
Le doré Bertrand
Luis Cardoso
Marc Guilliou
Melanie
Kfir Lev
Jasper
Linda Bracquart
Lachlan Hawkins
Anny
TCG
Page
Vid-Grgur Hajsan
Frits van der Lee
Natalia Campoy
Tom Krieger
Arthur Peña
Fritz
Bellaud vincent
Jean-Baptiste Vial
Anne guilbaud
Vértes Marcell
Richard Loebergs
Sophie Legros
Sabine Plaimer
Taft Rattanavipapong
sitara
Mettraux
Yann Maymou
Santini
Cindy
Andreas Peier
Yann Maymou
Lena Sonnenblume
Love R Joshi
Joe Gabel
Rafif mohamed
Knut Leendertz
Ryuji Nagaoka
Jerred Houseman
Lillian Sober Ain
valko sichel
Quoia Nakomis
Fortin
LaJeune Chassagne
Ron Riskin
Chris Hall
Pierre-Olivier Marcoux
Yasmine Galenorn
Agnieszka Szuba
Piris
Kathy Hopwood
Ryo Sonobe
Grit Glass
Amal wahidi
Juliana yuri nishihashi
Jan Johnson
Austin Martin
Shirley Williams
Debbie Fier
Helena Guttesen
Ralph
Dino
Doug Turner
Owen J. Ware
Samantha Aponte
Michael Szeman
Guil\’om
Xavier Tes
Perchik Kreiman-Miller
Paul David Stanko
Christopher Derks
Emmanuel Naudin
Annick
Paul Frey
Seuleiman
Boeswillwald Yacha
Élodie chelot
Maufras Antoine
Stefan Maas
Marcelo
Free Otto
Andy Riis
Peter Berni
Thiery Aurelien
Peter
Heather Harper
Vandita Agrawal
John Dwork
Fia
Viola McGowan
Kiona Jacqueloot
Joe Miller
Florian Röhrl
Lili Olivares
Jamian Briar
Karen Allen
huf sirius
Alexandre Cabello
Katrina McDonnell
Julia Kaufmann
Yohann Granet
Namastra
Hannah Fink
Brent Ackermann
Leni Wells
Robert Gutschale
Haritonova Jane
Jane Boxall
Jan Michels
Christine Schewe
Kerrey Tarlton
Don Rottman
Tim Tolkien
Adrian 
Chris Hutchinson
Garcia Emmanuel
Gerard Spencer
Ross Hardy
Christine Tribolet
Burkhard Langemann
Tom Serranne
Ranvita Hahn – Rhythmuswelten
Ekaterina Malova
Talha safi
Dean Hebert
Jamian Briar
Debra Kappenberg
Olivier Kayser
Robert Gross
Garrett
Joshua Richards-Wylie
Brian Garcia
Leitner Sung-Bok
Marco Marotzke
Ioana longfield
Dirk Stoltenberg
CHIARA SOLARI

Handpan Enthusiasts

Levi Gershkowitz
Marcelo
Mylene Mendiboure
Paul Sepke
Michael Eastwood
Roman
Edith Schein
hazard
Alejandro Bermúdez Ospina
Nadine
Oriol Bosch Castellet
Jadon Banninga
Stefan Maas
Aron Zsenits
Charlotte Romses
Miles Nichols
Trudy Loy
Ann Ingham
Olga Tucek
Lorenzoni giovanna
Nadia
Julien Paleologue
Richard Pietsch
Eytan Herzberg
Tyler Van Steenbergen
Maxime Salot
Bruno Vincenzo
Gary Beveridge
Angie Music
Belleviloy
Vitalii Ivanov
Sascha Schmid
Aleksandr
Petra
Jon e Tone
Jordi Cantos
Donald Jarvis
Jonathan
Marcus Kirkwood
Tom Glöckner
Richard Pietsch
Max Neal
Casey Fields
Jakub Wala
Sabine Wieser
Mubeen Zalgaonker
Andrew (Hank) Wootton
Olga Podporina – Wootton
Peter Ruhnau
Petra G. Dietrich
David
Darren Sturgess
Wanty Emmanuel
Laxenaire
Merri Lou Pierik
Mark
Sheldon Taylor
Victor Velazquez
Samsun
Orlando Cotto
Bennett Hoffman
Markus
Kata van Doeseelaar
G Caggiano
Amador
Adam Leonard Maalouf
Daniel Tschernitsch
Rene
Ulrike Richter
Julia Dvorin
Julia Descaillaux
Milena
Ali Kamran
Forrest James
Shahar Fridman
Kim Riccelli
Diego Amato
Berk Öztuna
Raul
Steffen Schmidt
Yusuf Nuraydin
Steven Werner
Daniel Giordani
Jeff MacDonald
Julia Meindl
Diego Fernando
Cyrus Bruggimann
Olmo Rauba
Klaus S
Franco
Tobias Prins
Marta Rinaldini
Catherine Lewis
Titouan
Quintin
Kanon Sonozaki
Severin Schmitz
Brúmand
LAIGNELOT Rémi
Laetitia Auber
Dave Wan
Zalán Székely
Rémi CLIN
Le Saint Mikaël
Fernando Schmitz
Camille Cipolla
Greg Morgans
TESTE
Jaime Blase
Michael Adams
LOVE R JOSHI
Jasper
Fortin
BOULA
Gordon Rueskamp
Camonis
Mate Stein Letai
Michael Horn
Ansofy
Zaora Instruments
Sound Sculpture – Handpan Shop
MusicMall HangszerHáz
Roxane Samperiz
Martineau
Elina Bogomolova
Flora
Pascal Pouillart
Aubin
Gavin Bradshaw
Chetail nicolas
Sharon Tiahrt
David piguillem vizcaino
Monica Barrett
Melisa Ramirez
Elanna
Cash Hewitt
Anuradha
Béren
Celiane Gonthier-Georges
Yohei Hirano
Emilie
Dascoloff
Carole comunetti
Chad Ervin
Dillan
Elsa
Jiri Brzobohaty
De Klankentent
chloe flett
Gabriele Cremer
Guille
Braun
Mauro Salman
Brendel
Bettina Major
Danilo Kirschner
Macarena Endara
Aniyl Namdar
Carmen Pomp
Björn Becker
Johanna Sabeh
Taisne
Josh Rivera
Klaus Nungeß
Jeremy Nattagh
Frederic Audouit
Dirk Niehues
Georg
Anamika
Sebastian von Duering-Weckler
Alexandre Chaigne
Csaba Csurja
Rachel Wood
Karen SC
Yunuén Solórzano
wiz
Sofiane
Sarah Coppé
Alejandro Mascarell
Thomas Moens
Sander Grønås
Thomas Soiron
Doc.Smooth
Francesca Schembri
J. Radhi-Nabawi
Mike
Beatriz Bemejo
Daniel Baird
Andreas Koller
Reveillere
Linny Berliner
Annelise Franck
Markéta Drozdková
Joan Patsini
Lahaye Manon
Andras Bagyi
Micka Vromant
Ivo Venturini
Philippe Sasso
demaison
Thierry Bleton
Melanie Silbernagl
Peter Fallon
Moyersoen Arnaud
Jimmy James
Benedick Gibson
Annie
Tigtig
Zsuzsanna Cserpes
Dol Stéfanie
Tanjef Gross
Davide Chon
Andrea
Daniel von Borries
Andrew Vasilyev
Taka Naga
Johan
Regnier
José María
Feleiss King
Titouan Gautier
Tony Legoupil
Pansard
Krivitzky Manou
Pascal Studinger
Andreas Alte
Enrico
Lydia Zingg
Le doré Bertrand
Luis Cardoso
Marc Guilliou
Melanie
Kfir Lev
Jasper
Linda Bracquart
Lachlan Hawkins
Anny
TCG
Page
Vid-Grgur Hajsan
Frits van der Lee
Natalia Campoy
Tom Krieger
Arthur Peña
Fritz
Bellaud vincent
Jean-Baptiste Vial
Anne guilbaud
Vértes Marcell
Richard Loebergs
Sophie Legros
Sabine Plaimer
Taft Rattanavipapong
sitara
Mettraux
Yann Maymou
Santini
Cindy
Andreas Peier
Yann Maymou
Lena Sonnenblume
Love R Joshi
Joe Gabel
Rafif mohamed
Knut Leendertz
Ryuji Nagaoka
Jerred Houseman
Lillian Sober Ain
valko sichel
Quoia Nakomis
Fortin
LaJeune Chassagne
Ron Riskin
Chris Hall
Pierre-Olivier Marcoux
Yasmine Galenorn
Agnieszka Szuba
Piris
Kathy Hopwood
Ryo Sonobe
Grit Glass
Amal wahidi
Juliana yuri nishihashi
Jan Johnson
Austin Martin
Shirley Williams
Debbie Fier
Helena Guttesen
Ralph
Dino
Doug Turner
Owen J. Ware
Samantha Aponte
Michael Szeman
Guil\’om
Xavier Tes
Perchik Kreiman-Miller
Paul David Stanko
Christopher Derks
Emmanuel Naudin
Annick
Paul Frey
Seuleiman
Boeswillwald Yacha
Élodie chelot
Maufras Antoine
Marco Cools
Heike Haberstroh
Austin Martin
Jan Tao (Günzel)
Lamonica W
Marta Rinaldini
Gabriel Logan Braun
Nico Bachus
Felipe Reznik
Hector Perez
Innersim
Niels Stolk
TESSON Amandine
Judith Lerner
Sonja Frostick
Felicia Strand
Bruce Robinson
Elise Moraz
Emmanuelle Simons
ROCHE Romain
Jochen Schild
Manuel Jose Chaparro Tavera
Pierce Flynn
Teresa
Aurélien Marteau
Sarah Mickelson
Nihal Meriç
Tanja Sharpe
Renee Orie
Lisandra
Dairsha
Vansteelant Daan
morteza hamadani
Marc Oman
Barbara
Benoit Roussel
D D, aka. Erno Matikainen
Rob Verheul
Jana Mihalyiova
Harsshit Pandey
Martin Knott
Hannah Aiyana – Atlas Handpans
Hollis 
Reagan 
Salem
Alyssa
Jordanna Butler
Sorin Bogdan
Kate Thomas
Paulo
Colin Davis
Katharina Beck
Peter Brunn-Schulte-Wissing
Denis Kurbatov
Yuri da Silva Santana
Sandra Keulen
Michael
Michael Wang

Gavin Mounsey
Florent
Jonathan Sadler
Joe Miller
Ornella Devoti
Rudolf Burdis
Benedek Kiss
Erica
Pete Wallace
Winnie
Juuso Jokiniemi
Kun Melinda
Blake Harrison
Auber Laëtitia
Alberto Frezza
Hao-Cheng Hu
Reed Ackerman
Nogues Noémie
Bouchet
Patrice Fresneau
Philippe Fahrer
Josh Sharlow
Claudia
Karim thomasse
Anna Pavich
Audrey Dessureault
Kor Kuiper
Germain
Eloïse bensussan
Alex Young
Marco Kollosche
Michael
Davide
Kristina
Sofia Dias
Constantin Cosmin
Carlier
Clara Peyrat
Frederica
Rodrigo Maia de Loureiro
Terri Egan
Ruchika madhan
Kévin Bétin
ALEXIS
Maxim
Maxim Gerent
Ulrich Schömburg
Eden Billooye
Nathaniel White
ERIC TOURCOING
Atul Wankhede
Apolline Marchal
Jeanne Christian
Cyril
Andres Nuñez
Chris Kraft
Tommy Soulier
Jens Krallmann
Codez Marie Josée
Candice
Vladislav Zhiltsov
Ricky hirsch
Felix Kühn
Damien LASPERAS
RP Watson
Lorenz Schmidt
DELZONGLE SONJA
Candice
Simone
Israel Diaz
Michael McDowell
Александр
Mzeelsun
Severac
José María
Masellis Gaetano
Dimitrios K. Soutsos
Dhanya Atma
Aurora-Maria W. Gonzalez-Cordova
JD Villamizar
Mark
Tiffany Clarke
Robert Piette
Pauly
SOULIE Carine
Alexandre DELECOURT
Daniel Brogle
Elmar Grote
Loris
JAVIER SANCHEZ SAN JUAN
Nele Dillen
Maurel nicolas
Ivan ricardo covarrubias
Maria Cordovil
Renata alboredo
Bettina Keil
cornelia kunert
Robert
Lydia
Moro Virginie
Sumana Chandrashekar
Guilbaud
Tristan
Rémy
MONFERRIER AUDREY
Marcela Hernández Montiel
Arzens emmanuelle
João Pinto
FENIES
Été Nomade
Mita
Tarrago
Alexandra De Buysscher
Robert stecy
Reculé christelle
Matteo
Tarek Kabbani
Milagros
catherine brand
Max fioravanti
Farhat
Merhand
Peyre Stéphane
Guillén Achalandabaso
KARINE FLEURET
Parth Zaveri
Abayomi Akande
Eduard Gercog
Ivan Judaš
Frédéric Jacquemin
Benoit-Pierr
Maja Wlazły
Nahuel Zacarías
Rousseaux gaëtan
Olivier Messager
Douglas Cottel
Zoran T
Morgane
Michał Pękosz
Emilie
Juan
Isaac Perry
Michel philippe
Jared Cavis
Fabio Beretta
Benjamin Schwettmann
Agustín Diaz
Adrien
Lola Fernández Teba
Inga Klepp
Ginny
Alejandra
Agnès
Mickaël Guitton
Simon Mellberg
Pablo
Sandrine Deleuze
Timo G
Joe
Luis
Thorsten Hofmann
Nathalie Moyersoen
Mercet
Shelba Purtle
Casey Fields
Matthew Ostila
Giancarlo Borgatello
Salvatore Cecere
Gabriele Benedikt
Christina Stoppe
Pang hanchen
Simeon Nartoomid
Romain Frigout
Le Cocq
Mimi
Janet Roccanova
Gerry
Lefevre Pierre
Julian Bentele
Darren
Eloisa Almendarez
Tom Glöckner
Volkmar Wieser
Joël Gébert
Soma Holiday
Mark knight
Kaha Jean-Francois
Stephen Poskitt
Oleg
Ronald Cornelissen
Karine
Joubert
Ulla Raaf
Nuno Veloso Azevedo
Jura-Johannes Lugstein
Daniel Gledhill
Carina Hönscheidt
Juan Olalla
Gabor Furedi
Jerome Bearelle
James Moreau
Ilse van Ravenstein
Keiny Andrade
Vera Witte
Peter Alexanian
Xiaojin Cai
Marcel Schagen
Arthur Kuipers
Ines Windheuser
Dorian Zillmer
Gabor Furedi
Amin
Judith Holford
Marco H.
Peter Krempelsetzer
Jad Kanaan
Kyle Neyls
Ann Ingham
Alberto Parmigiani
Victor Estevez
StefB
Jan Borren
Sebastian Klier
Christoph Pachner
Linda Rohmann
Merival
Tim Vossen
Stephan Klein
Ossie Mair
Vitor Nogueira Rocha
RP Watson
Lorenzo Guerrini
Jessie Kaos
Soleilhac
Laety
Cynthia Mela
Angie Music
Daniel Roth
Konstantin Schuster
Maxime Salot
Tugce Balik
Friederike Kempka
Michelle Moen
Qineng Tao
Karin Wunderle
Marieke Bednarczyk
Remi Oblette
Angelica
Kai Meinertshagen
Christoph Glöckler
Stephan Klein
Noah Metzdorff
Chiara Levantini
Emese Sipos
Miroslav
Lilli Stock
Amrei Mittl
Naftali
Sachin Prakash
Melanie Albers
Antonio Parejo
Matthieu Jean Philippe Bernhardt
melanie skoulis
Johann Franz
Katie Sumner
Eva Franke
Florian Stalder
Carmen Pomp
A. Reinke
Rob Humphries
Cornet Christiane
Lisztovszki Bori
Joerg
Carly Dalton
Michael Wang
Yana Garden
Cortade
Yann Montigné
Michael
Alex Vainio
Vitor
Clara Bion
Francesca
Eduardo Santos
Claudia Ambite-Müllender
Hani El Hout
Elias Kuntz
Matt Noone
Claire Chang
Evelina Pehrman
John Tipping
Seiji Kawanaka
Zachary Schluger
Stefan Hertwig
Matthias Schneider
M Kennedy
Laurie
Ian Worley
Jessica Kalhofer
Ervin Ong
Tashinaviola
Bearelle Jerome
Sabine Rosenlehner
Nikita Khryukin
Jean-Frédérick Pelletier
Peter
Mark
Till Schulte-Rebbelmund
Diana
Mitote
Noah Kahn
Avril
Till Schulte-Rebbelmund
Janina
Michel
Lesya 
Kim
Paula
Brad Knapp
Gabriel Affentranger
Björn Asmus
Josh Peebles
Regina da Costa
Thomas Schönfelder
Oliver Merten
Ibrahim Bassiouny
Valentin Rohr
Tubi
Warren Ruiz
Timon Zurkirchen
Ingrid Endres
Catherine MarieSoleil
Mia lev
Mark Marrington
Alexandru Ocolisan
Ramon El Hungaro
Arttu Latva
Fabio 
Valeriy
Sarah pascoe
Marjorie Courtiau
Silvio Hp
Ghormoon
Nancy L. Morgan, PhD
Gloria Smith
Barry Mason
krystian 
Anna Liem
Kontinental Yak
Jamian
Stanislav Chekmenev
Ezak Barrett
Mishae Bailitis
Kylie Wallace
Richard Puchta
Jamian Briar
Lena Alig
Hugo 
Ernst Schneider
Tanja Tanusha Hilsendegen
Nita 
Paul Helvin
Barry Mason
Marcourt 
Wilfrid Vingadassalom
Robert Schinner
Pantam  Robin
Tim
ZHENG jin kai
Carola Dewor