Ms. Roanna Gopaul, Head of Chancery, Trinidad & Tobago High Commission with representatives of Pan Trinbago and the Nigeria - Trinidad and Tobago Chamber
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The G-Pan is not universally adopted, even in Trinidad. Only the national steelband uses them exclusively. The traditional pan still dominates. If anyone (outside of Trinidad or in) comes up with a way of standardizing the traditional pan let's say by placing the notes in a standard pattern across all the ranges of instruments then they can file for a US patent which will be granted and the G-Pan will be history. That will be pan that will be adopted not the G-Pan as it is too different from the original pan (in size, cost etc.) guess who will be paying whom then.
Wayne we have the G-Pans develop and patent by the Peoples of Trinidad and Tobago and the Government of the day. I see this $35 million of tax payers investment about the hit the mother lobe of all investments. It is all business, any one who want to manufacture the G-Pans out of Trinidad sign a deal. Trinidad and Tobago citizens would collect royalties.
The market for pans are large, every one is welcome, we in Trinidad would lead the way, continue reading Dr Bhoe Tewarie address on the opening of SteelfesTT 2012. Some of us in Trinidad are discovering the potential of the steelpan industry, adjacent to the Headquarters I envision steelpan country..
Pretty soon you will hear that the world governing body for pan is in Nigeria (or somewhere else). Bet you the Nigerians have a plan to promote, build and sell pan and we will soon be importing pans form there.
Notice the name is the Africa, Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan Development Company with Africa first. All steelpan development should be done in TnT and the pan exported to the rest of the world and not the other way around.
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The G-Pan is not universally adopted, even in Trinidad. Only the national steelband uses them exclusively. The traditional pan still dominates. If anyone (outside of Trinidad or in) comes up with a way of standardizing the traditional pan let's say by placing the notes in a standard pattern across all the ranges of instruments then they can file for a US patent which will be granted and the G-Pan will be history. That will be pan that will be adopted not the G-Pan as it is too different from the original pan (in size, cost etc.) guess who will be paying whom then.
Wayne we have the G-Pans develop and patent by the Peoples of Trinidad and Tobago and the Government of the day. I see this $35 million of tax payers investment about the hit the mother lobe of all investments. It is all business, any one who want to manufacture the G-Pans out of Trinidad sign a deal. Trinidad and Tobago citizens would collect royalties.
The market for pans are large, every one is welcome, we in Trinidad would lead the way, continue reading Dr Bhoe Tewarie address on the opening of SteelfesTT 2012. Some of us in Trinidad are discovering the potential of the steelpan industry, adjacent to the Headquarters I envision steelpan country..
Pretty soon you will hear that the world governing body for pan is in Nigeria (or somewhere else). Bet you the Nigerians have a plan to promote, build and sell pan and we will soon be importing pans form there.
Notice the name is the Africa, Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan Development Company with Africa first. All steelpan development should be done in TnT and the pan exported to the rest of the world and not the other way around.
Africa-Trinidad & Tobago Steelpan Development Company Limited (...
Pan In Africa
Steelbands of Africa
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