Lighteme is an online store and workshop selling handpans, steel tongue drums, kalimbas, lyre harps and singing bowls. Custom work is a big part of the business: own scale, own art, even a personal logo or signature on the shell. Orders over 9.99 dollars ship free, US buyers are served from a local warehouse, and handling takes 1 to 3 days for small instruments, 3 to 7 days for handpans and about a week for custom pans. Before a drum leaves, the team sends a tuning video for approval.
Cover is 15 days for returns and 12 months of warranty on store orders. That works well for a first handpan or a gift, and for players who want a specific scale without a year of waiting. Custom handpans cannot be returned, so the scale has to be chosen carefully. The catalog also carries odd non musical goods, which makes the shop look less specialised than it is.
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