We had the privilege to travel to Europe with Jason and Ann Palmer in September. Jason is a world class drummer and a major portion of the trip was to pick up a custom Hang Drum in Berne, Switzerland. (Taken from Wikipedia) There are only two people who make Hanghang (plural form of Hang), the inventors Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer. They have a little workshop in Berne where every Hang in existence was created. In 2006 the Hang Makers stopped shipping instruments directly and halted sales through retailers. To obtain a Hang, prospective customers must send a letter to request an instrument. In 2007, purchasers were invited to Bern with an appointment time to select an instrument, and that is where we pick up. We also made a trip to the Tuscany region of Italy to pick up a special cymbol made by Roberto Spizzichino- an Italian Jazz drummer and master craftsman of Spizz brand cymbals. He creates his cymbals by hand, one by one in his workshop in San Quirico, Tuscany.
Of course, as you can see-other destinations included Paris, France and Venice, Italy. The above photo was made at the Notre Dame Cathedral.

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