Special: Mark Lupan | How is a Handpan made? Interview with one of the world's best handpan makers.

Meet Mark Lupescu, also known as Mark Lupan - a celebrated handpan maker and player known worldwide for his beautiful Lupan Handpans.

Have you ever tried the handpan or just listened to it? For me, it was love at first sight.
The first time I tried one, I knew there was no going back. We were on La Palma, and a friend had borrowed a handpan and wanted us to try it. Three months later, my first handpan arrived. The peace it gives, the sound, the learning journey of getting to know the instrument and getting better. What a joy.

Our love has kept growing. We have created an online platform where people can learn to play the handpan, and while shooting a video on how the handpan is built, we met, Mark Lupescu; he is so fantastic and inspiring that we wanted to show more of him to the world. So please enjoy our interview with Mark  Lupescu, creator of the Lupan Handpans.

About Mark
Mark Petersberger Lupescu is a professional musician and harp maker who moved to Barcelona, Spain, in 2008, where he discovered handpans and integrated them into his music. In 2013 Mark started his journey of building handpans. He learned the art of tuning steel thanks to the guidance of master tuner Darren Dyke and as a result of many hours of hammering where he developed his own technique. Having played these instruments in different situations (concert hall, yoga room, open space), he knows which qualities to search for in a handpan: stable and equilibrated note fields, nice timbre, good sustain, and pleasant overtones. As a perfectionist, he is always seeking to improve these qualities.

Learn more:
https://www.lupanhandpans.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/lupanhandpans
https://www.instagram.com/lupan_handpans/
https://www.facebook.com/lupanhandpans/

🗓️ Recorded June 29th, 2021. 📍Barcelona, Spain

This video is edited by our dear friend Matej Michalec, a fellow traveler whom we met in Istanbul. Check out more of his work here: https://www.instagram.com/macelachim/

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