Editing Steelpan (section)

==Classification==
In the beginning of the steelband movement, players would play a single pan only, now commonly called ''around the neck'' instruments. Later on, some steelpans became [[chromatic]] by using multiple pans, particularly for the bass registers, which have fewer notes per pan owing to the larger sizes of the lower note areas. Following are some of the most popular instruments:

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! Instrument !! Pitch !! Inventor
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| Single Tenor, or Ping Pong<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC: A History of the World – Objects|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/ksdCm507SVOrKN1rq7BXXw/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009101657/http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/ksdCm507SVOrKN1rq7BXXw/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-10-09}}</ref>|| Soprano || [[Winston Simon|Winston "Spree" Simon]]
|-
| Spiderweb Lead || Soprano || [[Anthony Williams (musician)|Tony Williams]]
|-
| Invader Lead || Soprano || [[Ellie Mannette]]
|-
| Double Tenor || Mezzo-soprano || [[Bertie Marshall]]
|-
| Double Second || Alto || Ellie Mannette
|-
| Double Guitar || Tenor || Jonathan Francis
|-
| Quadrophonic (four pans) || Tenor || [[Rudolph Charles]]<ref name="Inventions">{{Cite web|url=http://pantrinbago.co.tt/www/profiles/details.asp?profileID=10|title=Inventions|website=Pantrinbago.co.tt|access-date=19 April 2021|archive-date=23 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123201113/http://pantrinbago.co.tt/www/profiles/details.asp?profileID=10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| Quadduet || Baritone || Ellie Mannette
|-
| Triple Guitar || Baritone || Ellie Mannette
|-
| Cello || Baritone || Ellie Mannette
|-
| Tenor Bass || Bass ||  Ellie Mannette
|-
| Six Bass || Bass || Ellie Mannette
|-
| Nine Bass || Bass || Rudolph Charles<ref name="Inventions"/>
|-
| Twelve Bass || Bass || Rudolph Charles<ref name="Inventions"/>
|}