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| Where did you get your name, Pangolins? Steel drums are usually referred to as "pans". Our steel drum group consists of lead pans, which play the melody; doubles, or alto pans; the cello pans; and the bass pans; as well as drums, percussion, and mallet instruments. Our steel drums were made by a company called Panyard. And, just as those who play cello are called cellists, those who play steel drums are called pangolians. The plural of pangolian is pangolins, hence the name of our steel drum group: Pangolins.
That sounds good, doesn't it? But the real reason we chose the name is because two of the members thought we needed a logo with an animal on it. Steel drums really are called "pans", and the adorable little animal, the pangolin (which is a type of spiny anteater found in Africa), came to mind. (insert atached picture of pangolins here). And we thought that if we were named the "Pangolins", the zoo might ask us to play for them...and I used to be a docent at the zoo, so.... |
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Why do some people have one pan and others have several? The deeper the tone or note that a pan can produce, the more surface area is required on the pan. Also, the deeper the tone, the taller the pan needs to be. That's why the lead pans, which play the highest tones, have both the most notes on a single pan surface and are the thinnest. Lead pans have (how many) tones while one of the bass pans contains only three.[go up] |
