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US 12,400,624 B2Granted
Methods and systems for production of handpans
OwnerColin Foulkeinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for hydroforming a handpan shell. Hydroforming a handpan shell using a mold complementary to the intended shape of the handpan shell can improve the quality and performance of the handpan while reducing the time and cost needed to form features into the handpan that allow musical tones to be produced.
Claims22
A method for forming a top shell of a handpan, comprising:
- a. providing a mold having a mold shape complementary to an intended shape of the top shell of the handpan;
- b. providing a plate in proximity to the mold;
- c. applying a pressurized fluid to a surface of the plate, thereby causing the plate to deform into the mold, until the plate has deformed into the intended shape, thereby forming the top shell of the handpan;
- d. removing the top shell of the handpan from the mold;
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- e. adjusting a central note of the handpan, thereby tuning a musical scale of the handpan.
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