About The Studio

The philosophy behind the work and research at Yishama is to expand the boundaries of what we know at every given moment.
Whenever someone achieves a certain quality in their art form, they feel a beautiful sensation of accomplishment, savoring the fruits of their hard work.

At Yishama, we enjoy this beautiful moment too, but shortly afterward, we continue walking our path, looking for the next step of development. We continuously strive to attain a higher level of accuracy and precision in our work, a deeper understanding of the steel, and the endless possibilities that it offers for the maker and player to explore.

This vision pushes us to continue our journey in deeper research of the possibilities to be found, not only in the steel itself.
We dive deep into the realm of sound these instruments possess with a magnifying glass, working endlessly and tirelessly to balance each note, bringing it to its maximum potential. The fine balance between the harmonics and fundamentals lends a warm depth to each note – creating a beautiful symbiotic relationship between each frequency in the vessel, inspired by the delicate natural balance found in nature.

The quality of the final product is measured not only in the Pantam itself, but also in the whole package: The aesthetics of the Yishama’s, our customer service, the safe packaging of our instruments for shipping, and the list goes on.
The unique connection between the team members at Yishama is part of our path as a tribe working together. Those who get to visit our workshop in Israel always get the taste of a working family.
All of this is done while keeping in mind the time we are facing on the planet according to mass pollution. We try our best to ensure that the development and progress of Yishama do not harm the earth from which we obtain the steel used to create our musical instruments. Most of the steel we use comes from recycled shipwrecks where the salvaged metal is reformed into new sheets of steel. We find that in this steel there is a special magic, a spirit which we don’t find in more ‘sterilized’ steel.

We will keep on pushing the boundaries as we know it, defining ourselves over and over again, at every given moment to bring you the closest product we can imagine to ‘perfect’.
This journey happens inside our hearts and inside the living Handpan community worldwide. We are deeply inspired by the people around us and the international community, and we hope to inspire them in return.
With love and gratitude,
The Yishama team.