ToTem Music

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ToTem Music

Postby broussel2 » Wed Oct 07, 2015 11:08 am

Aka Stickydrums, one of the worst makers ever. Stay away.
http://www.ebay.fr/usr/chris-totemmusic ... 7675.l2559

"TOTEM MUSIC Handpan
Made in France in steel (not nitride)
On top Locrian scale :E/B-C-D-E-F-G-A-B
Bottom Hijaz scale : E/A-Bb-C-D-E-F-A-Bb
My handpans are not nitrided. 58cm in diameter with 8 or 9 notes on different models.
Handpan, mysterious sounding instrument was invented in Switzerland at the end of the last century. Arisen from the fusion of the steel drum of Trinidad and the Chinese gamelan.
My handpans are completely handmade in my studio. Every instrument have a unique colourful tone, resulting from a complex alchemy allying a perpetual sound research and spiritual energy transmitted from the hands to the metal."

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Handpan-prototyp ... 1780090037

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Re: ToTem Music

Postby Kryten » Wed Oct 07, 2015 2:37 pm

Ouch...I haven`t heard something that bad for a while....
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Symphonic Steel Onoleo (B) F# G B Eb E F# G B
Ayasa Amara (D) A C D E F G A C E
Saraz E minor 11 E/(F#,G) B, D, E, F#, G, A, B, D

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Re: ToTem Music

Postby Poseidon » Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:39 pm

broussel2 wrote:
Every instrument have a unique colourful tone, resulting from a complex alchemy allying a perpetual sound research and spiritual energy transmitted from the hands to the metal."



Well I definately don't want this spiritual energy he puts into his HandCans transmitted to me! ;)
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Re: ToTem Music

Postby broussel2 » Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:50 pm

Yes--don"t want to bash any aspiring makers but this one (mostly as Stickydrums) has been making and selling for YEARS!
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Re: ToTem Music

Postby Joyfulnoise » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:07 pm

be great as a prototype- but kinda yikes as a finished product!!!
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Re: ToTem Music

Postby sbhikes » Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:58 pm

I think I have one of those down at the curb waiting for pickup.
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Re: ToTem Music

Postby broussel2 » Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:47 pm

Joyfulnoise wrote:be great as a prototype- but kinda yikes as a finished product!!!


He calls them prototypes--sometimes--but he's selling at various prices them for several years now. He's a professional instrument maker. And the quality never improves above unsellable. Guess he's not changing his brand name for nothing...
And "Chinese gamelan", for X's sake? It's Javanese. What's the use of proving you don't know what you're talking about as a marketing tool?
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Re: ToTem Music

Postby JeremyD » Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:11 am

Worst part is, there is a shop in France that sells these in their store. :x
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Re: ToTem Music

Postby Samsony » Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:51 pm

@ JeremyD

Really??? :o
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Re: ToTem Music

Postby Bluefish » Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:44 pm

Yes, it seems it is in an, um, unusual key. If I remember correctly from my music theory studies, it is referred to as the key of off.
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