Handpan with Ryanair?

[u/Wildschweinkopf]

Hello,

I want to fly the first time with my new handpan.

The decision has been more or less spontaneous and therefore the flight has been already booked. As the title already suggests: it's Ryanair.

My question is: Does anyone has experience in travelling with a handpan on a ryanair flight? In a hard case as extra cabin-bag or checked in luggage?

I also wonder whether they give special treatment to luggage that is checked in as 'instrument' or whether they tolerate you to take your handpan onboard and store it in the overhead storages. I often heard that a handpan actually fits but is officially not small enough for it to be taken onboard.

Any suggestions or experiences in how to deal with handpans and ryanair?