Type: Drums

　　We purchased this Hang directly from Panart along with a few others in 1999 we sold the others years ago and just forgot we ever had this one. Then we found it when we were cleaning out our warehouse. What a lucky find. As we have tried to purchase more from the company but they no longer sell to the public. The label on the inside of the drum says Nr. 572 C-Dur and then it looks to be some kind of signature. It lists the makers name, address and email.

　　This section is a historical record as well as an indication of a general shift that PANArt has taken with regard to how their work is made available. The process of obtaining the PANArt hang has changed over the years and the current and future state of the process is not entirely clear. Information on how to obtain a hang has been sparse and often indirect. It has been gathered from 1st and 2nd hand reports on various websites as PANArt no longer has a direct presence (web or e-mail).

　　Initially PANArt sold directly as well as collaborating with a host of music shops and other retailers across the world. In 2006 the hang makers stopped shipping instruments directly and halted sales through retailers. With that change PANArt indicated that to obtain a hang, prospective customers were to mail a letter by post requesting an instrument. In 2007, purchasers were invited to Bern with an appointment time to select an instrument from the different Sound Models offered. With the distribution of the single model Integral Hang beginning in 2008, purchasers could choose between requesting an appointment in Bern and having it shipped. In June 2008 a correspondence was sent by PANArt indicating that the production of Integral Hang instruments for the year had been spoken for, and that after the last Integral Hang was given to an owner (sometime in 2009) PANArt would take a "longer break" to decide how they would proceed in regards to the hang. Requests received by mail and responded to would not be "thrown away" but the letter writers (at that time) would be placed on a list.[7]