Greetings from Steelpan Lovers in Finland
I spent one of the most interesting weeks of my life in Bern in February.
Trying to learn to make and tune pans on my own has been driving me almost
crazy. My visit to PANArt gave me a lot of knowledge and information. I have
been using the hammers with better results after my visit. Thank you Felix
and Co.
It was nice to meet Swiss pan people and share crazy (?) plans for summer.
Every Steel Pan Lover is almost half way there. I left a part of my heart in
Steelwyl.
Actually I would like to tell you more facts about Finland and our life
here, and maybe I do it later, but you can ask about these things from
Werner and Felix after their visit.
If you ever happen to be in Finland, be sure to visit Kaarja, a little town
80 kms from Helsinki to the west. Please, tell me the exact time when you
come to see me, so I know when not to be at home (this is Finnish humour,
which means welcome!) I will start my brief course of Finnish for Panists (the
stress is always on the first syllable of the word, here bold for
convenience)
Ari Viitanen and Steel Pan Lovers from Finland |
Finnish for Panists
Pan = Pannu
Pan Stick = Pannukapula
Pan cake = Pannukakku
Lack of pan sticks = Pannukapulapula
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