The Hang

I was reading this little piece, which is the best musical instrument?, and this bit caught my eye:

What complicates matters further is the sheer variety of instruments. We began creating them ridiculously early (the earliest extant flute is 67,000 years old) and have never stopped. Recently I’ve been to concerts featuring virtuosi on both a six-stringed electric violin and the hang, a Swiss-invented steel drum of beguiling sensuality. Neither existed 20 years ago.

Never heard of the hang, so turned to YouTube, and lo, it’s a pretty cool thing!

Apparently they are [hard to come by](http://www.hangblog.org/2006/11/27/how-to-buy-a-hang/). There's a variant by a US maker, Pantheon Steel, but those are [distributed via lottery](http://www.pantheonsteel.com/FAQ.aspx#Acquiring_a_Halo) (and cost \$1,800). They [sound deeper](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqVW72GzA9U).