C♯ Pygmy handpan
Dark, hypnotic minor with a sixth. Tap the notes to hear it.
Tap any note · the middle one is the ding
The notes
A 9-note C♯ Pygmy handpan has the ding C♯3 and the notes F♯3, G♯3, A3, C♯4, E4, F♯4, G♯4, A4.
- C♯3 (ding)
- F♯3
- G♯3
- A3
- C♯4
- E4
- F♯4
- G♯4
- A4
What it sounds like
Minor with a flattened sixth and no second, built on C♯: brooding and trance-like, great for repeating patterns.
Is it a good first handpan?
Maybe. Beautiful, but darker than most first pans.
Try it properly before you buy one. A real C♯ Pygmy usually costs NZ$2,000 to 4,000 and makers often have months-long queues.
In Tonefield you can play it in 3D for free, loop yourself, add a beat, turn it into a song and film it in a world of its own,
on your phone or computer. No wrong notes.