Johnson, KimThe University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago2015-09-212015-09-215-Aug-96Johnson, Kim. "The Man for Whom Steel Sings." Express. 5 Aug. 1996: 15. Print.https://hdl.handle.net/2139/40580Ellie Mannette describes his experience as a tuner in the United States. Mannette take the art of pan construction and tuning seriously by performing scientific experiments to discover the best steel for different pans, its chemical composition and its ideal thickness. This entails designing special tools for making and testing the instrument.©Trinidad Express Newspapers. This material is protected under Copyright Act of Trinidad and Tobago. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research.Steel drum (Musical instrument) -- Tuning -- United StatesSteel drum (Musical instrument) -- United States -- ExperimentsSteel drum (Musical instrument) -- ConstructionSteel drum (Musical instrument) -- Research -- United States