David Lesage Showroom · Le Nid, Paris (20th arrondissement)
Try a handpan in Paris: acoustic and electronic, on the same day
A free gathering, around fifteen people, and everything I play brought out for you: the Neotone as the headline act, my Yishama acoustic handpans, the Gonilélé African harp, the calabash and the handpan microphones. You hear them, you play them, on the same day.
Next free gathering
Saturday, 14 November 2026
from 16:00 to 19:00
Free, booking required · about fifteen people, no more
What you come to experience
A rare experience, all in one place
Trying a Neotone for free, and with it other rare instruments and their accessories, all in one place: that’s unique. But what’s precious is the experience of the encounter: with me, with the instruments, with the others, with yourself.
With me
You ask your questions and get the answers there and then, in person. Not a product sheet: someone in front of you who plays these instruments every day, and who answers everyone, from the curious beginner to the seasoned musician.
With the instruments
You have your own experience of the instrument: you’re the one playing. The Neotone, my acoustic handpans, the Gonilélé harp, the calabash, the microphones: rare instruments you won’t find gathered in one place anywhere else, and that you can pick up without having to buy anything.
With the others
You meet other enthusiasts. There are around fifteen of us, no more: that’s what makes people really talk to each other and form real bonds. The conversations carry on long after the end.
With yourself
The hardest one to describe, and the only one nobody can live for you: what it does to you to put your hands on these instruments and hear yourself play them.
You’ll also discover Handpan Constellation Studio, the app I created to make music visible. And it’s free: the public gathering costs nothing, you just need to book your place.
Agenda
Try a handpan in Paris: the next free dates
Neotone presentation by David Lesage, and a chance to discover everything else played at Le Nid: Yishama acoustic handpans, the Gonilélé African harp, the calabash, handpan microphones. You can try all of it on the spot. Free: about fifteen people, no more, so that everyone gets time to play · booking required.
2 upcoming dates
Neotone gathering, and every instrument there to try · 29 rue des Orteaux, 75020 Paris
Saturday, 14 November 2026
from 16:00 to 19:00
Saturday, 5 December 2026
from 15:00 to 18:00
🤝 It’s better shared
You can bring someone along. It’s often better that way: you leave with somebody to talk it over with. Just send them this page, and each of you book your own place (one booking per person, so I know how many of us there will be).
Good to know before you come
⏱ You choose the date, not the start time
The session starts on time, with a presentation. Arriving late means missing information, and the whole group has to go back over it. If you arrive early, you can wait downstairs in the courtyard, no problem at all.
Allow plenty of time
The programme runs about 2 hours; in practice it’s more like 3 hours, because the conversations carry on well afterwards.
🧁 Bring something to share, if you feel like it
A fruit juice, a cake, anything to pass around. Entirely optional, never a condition for coming: it’s simply in a spirit of sharing, to make the moment warmer.
The place · Le Nid
What a gathering at Le Nid in Paris (20th arrondissement) looks like
A workshop-flat in the 20th arrondissement: parquet floors, fairy lights, and everyone sitting in a circle around the instruments. Around fifteen of us, no more.
How to get there
Coming to the showroom, Paris (20th arrondissement)
29 rue des Orteaux, 75020 Paris
Bus
Lines 26 and 64: Orteaux stop, a 3-min walk (≈ 250 m). Line 76: Bagnolet-Orteaux stop.
Metro
Line 9: Maraîchers (5–7 min) or Buzenval (10 min). Line 2: Alexandre Dumas (10 min).
Tram
Line T3b: Marie de Miribel stop (12-min walk).
How it unfolds
What happens in a session
Each session lasts about 2 hours: a time to listen, watch demos and talk, then the moment when it’s your turn to play.
- 1
The Neotone, live
I play for you: the raw sound, then with effects (octaver, reverb, looper) and with my voice, with the interface projected on screen.
- 2
Handpan Constellation Studio, the app that makes music visible
A live demo: the colours, the chord constellations, and how you learn by seeing music instead of deciphering scores.
- 3
Acoustic sound & microphones
My two Yishama acoustic handpans, miked with the Hisong and Muling microphones, so you can compare and hear the difference.
- 4
The Gonilélé and the calabash
The Gonilélé African harp and the calabash are out too: I play them and explain how to approach them. And if you came for them, you’re in exactly the right place.
- 5
Your questions
An open exchange: I answer everyone, from the curious beginner to the seasoned musician.
- 6
Your turn to play
Try both Neotones (one through a speaker, the other on headphones) and my two Yishama acoustic handpans. Take your time to feel each instrument. The Gonilélé and the calabash are there too: pick them up.
✨ And sometimes it goes further
Depending on who is there and what interests them, the session can open up further: a demo of the Gonilélé in a live setting (with the effects and the octaver pedal, on a professional Bose PA in concert conditions), the calabash, and even the shamanic drum “l’Âme du tambour”. It doesn’t happen every time: it depends on the people there that day and what they’re interested in. Tell me what draws you and I’ll take it into account.
Children welcome, under their parents’ responsibility. The demonstration, talk and Q&A part can feel a little long for younger ones, so consider bringing a quiet activity, or a second adult to take over if needed.
On site
Everything you can try on site: acoustic handpans, Neotone, microphones
The two worlds of the handpan
Acoustic and electronic handpan, the same day
The showroom is not here to make you pick a side. Both worlds live side by side here: you hear them, you play them, you feel the difference in your hands. Not competition: completion.
Acoustic · Yishama
My two Yishama handpans
My personal instruments are here. You play them, you compare them, and you hear what hammered steel does in a room, unamplified first, then miked.
- Two 18-note instruments, tuned to 432 Hz
- Miked with the Hisong and Muling microphones
Electronic · Neotone
The two Neotones
One on a speaker, one on headphones. You move from one scale to the next, try the effects and the recorder, for as long as you need.
- Every scale in a single instrument
- One on a speaker, one on headphones, effects included
To be clear: only the Neotone is in stock here, so it’s the only one you can take home the same day. The Yishamas are my personal instruments: they are here to be heard and played, and if you want your own, I’ll point you to the workshop (I’m an ambassador and an affiliate).
And not only the handpan
Everything else I play is here too
The Neotone is the headline act of the gathering, but you don’t have to come for it. These instruments are out on the floor too, and you can pick them up just like the handpans.
The Gonilélé harp
The West African harp-lute from La Maison du Ngoni, in its travel version: a calabash body, a fine hardwood neck, strings tuned to a pentatonic scale. Intuitive and meditative: you can pick it up knowing nothing at all.
Discover the Gonilélé →The calabash
I have played the calabash as a percussion instrument since 2012. It is also the heart of my Now Groove rhythm method: an organic drum kit with a natural sound, complete with its mat and shakers.
See the calabash kit →The handpan microphones
The Hisong AirStudio S1 and the Muling set (MP1 + HMP-2 preamp). We plug them into my acoustic handpans and you hear, live and one after the other, what each of them changes.
See the microphones →Coming for one of them in particular? Tick it when you book your spot: I’ll have it ready for the session.
Partner · L’Âme du Tambour
The shamanic frame drum
Julien’s handcrafted frame drums, from “l’Âme du Tambour”: an aligned, passionate and honest maker. The drum isn’t out at every session: it comes out depending on who’s there and what interests them. If it draws you, tell me when you book and I’ll take it into account.
See the drum in the shop →New · Atlas partner
And something to put your handpan on
Atlas builds handpan tripods in Italy: the instrument rests on a floating disc held by eight scratch-resistant magnets, with nothing screwed or strapped onto the metal. I have become a partner of the brand, and they sent me both models as demonstration stands. They’re here alongside the handpans: you can set an instrument on one and adjust the height yourself.
Atlas Pro
Aluminium, 1.8 kg. Its telescopic legs adjust continuously from 51 to 109 cm, it folds away in seconds and travels in its bag, which is included.
Atlas All
Wood, from 50 to 96 cm. Its head is held between your legs to play seated without resting the instrument on your thighs; you then screw on the legs and extensions to play standing.
In pictures
The instruments and the gear, up close
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Next free gathering
Saturday, 14 November 2026
from 16:00 to 19:00
Free, booking required · about fifteen people, no more
★ World first
Walk away with your Neotone¹, the same day
I’ll own this claim: as far as I know, after the manufacturing workshop in Budapest, Le Nid is the first place in the world where these instruments can be tried AND bought directly, on site. In practice, that means you can buy your Neotone¹ right here and take it home immediately, with no manufacturing wait. My Yishama handpans are not for sale: they are my personal instruments, there to be heard and played.
- 7% discount: the best price on the market (vs. 5% online)
- No manufacturing delay, no waiting
- Very limited stock: only a few instruments available
One-to-one · by appointment
Can’t make these dates, or would you rather have a moment just for you?
Book an individual appointment with me, at another time that suits you.
Most requested since launch
Getting started with your instrument
Just received your Neotone, your handpan or your microphone? We set everything up together and walk through the controls, step by step. In person or online.
1h · 50 € · 1h30 · 70 €
Instrument discovery
A private session at the showroom to try in depth whatever interests you: Yishama acoustic handpans, Neotone, calabash, Gonilélé, Hisong and Muling microphones.
1h · 50 € · 1h30 · 70 €
Private lesson or one-to-one coaching
With David Lesage, whatever your level: create your scales, work on pieces and techniques, or simply get clear on what you’re looking for. In person or online.
1h · from €60 · 1h30 · from €75
You decide what we do with it: discover and try any instrument from the shop (Neotone, acoustic handpans, Gonilélé, calabash…), test a handpan microphone (Hisong, Muling set), or simply get one-to-one guidance, whether you’re a complete beginner, still working out what suits you, or want to dig into one specific thing. Whether you take 1h or 1h30, just tell me what you’re coming for: I’ll have everything ready.
Cancelling less than 24 h beforehand: the payment stays with me (that time slot was held for you), but the appointment can be rescheduled within 3 months.
Appointments are booked through the form only: you fill it in, your request reaches me, and I reply personally.
Paid one-to-one time slot: 1h · 50 € — 1h30 · 70 €. Public gatherings, on the other hand, are free: around fifteen people, no more, so that everyone gets time to play · booking required. Reserve my spot →