F♯ Nordlys handpan
Dreamy, floating Lydian. Tap the notes to hear it.
Tap any note · the middle one is the ding
The notes
A 9-note F♯ Nordlys handpan has the ding F♯2 and the notes C♯3, F3, F♯3, G♯3, A♯3, C4, C♯4, F4.
- F♯2 (ding)
- C♯3
- F3
- F♯3
- G♯3
- A♯3
- C4
- C♯4
- F4
What it sounds like
A low F♯ scale with a raised fourth (C) and a major seventh (F): bright but unresolved, like the northern lights it's named for.
Is it a good first handpan?
Maybe. Unusual and beautiful, best once you know what you love.
Try it properly before you buy one. A real F♯ Nordlys 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.