As far as WST (When Steel Talks) is aware, Desperadoes Steel Orchestra of Trinidad and Tobago, and Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra of Brooklyn, New York, are the only orchestras that employ the six-pan as a regular voice in their orchestra. As of Summer of 2019, Pan Evolution had three six-pans active in their musical arsenal for Panorama. Ace musician, tuner and Pan Evolution six-pan musician Khuent Rose says - "The tone of the pan tends to "bark" because it's partially constructed like a bass and partially constructed like a guitar. The plane of tension for the two instruments is different. Think of the waveform of a Tuba (mostly in the 400hz below) and a Tom Tom." In addition, Rose explains their (Pan Evolution's) version of the six pan covers three octaves with a high of Eb 5.
Cherylee Goddard-Legair with the Six Pan / Rocket Pan - Panorama Finals 2016 - Trinidad self-photo by and © Cherylee Goddard-Legair
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