Sela Harmony Series SE214 Steel Handpan w/ Bag, D Sabye

The handpan is a beginner-friendly instrument where percussion and melody come together. Handpans are tuned to a fixed scale, making it impossible to hit a wrong note! Follow your intuition while playing to explore all sonic possibilities. With a bit of practice, more complicated rhythms, captivating chords, and two-part melodies become possible. A handpan is suitable as a solo instrument as well as an ensemble instrument.

Sela Harmony handpans are handcrafted, perfectly tuned, and made of nitrided steel. Nitriding hardens the surface of the handpan, giving it a percussive sound that resonates much faster than handpans made of stainless steel. Due to their short sustain, nitrated handpans are primarily suitable for fast playing, as the tones are more clearly separated and overlap less. Handpans made of nitrated steel require more care than stainless steel models and should be cleaned regularly and protected from moisture. Sela Harmony handpans have a matte, gray-blue finish, which gives them a mysterious, fascinating look.

The tuning D Sabye (basic frequency 440 Hz) has an airy, happy-dreamy, and uplifting sound character. The central note in the middle of the handpan is D3, with the notes G3, A3, B3, C#4, D4, E4, F#4, and A4 arranged in a circle around it. An overview of the scale with the individual tone fields is lasered onto the underside of the handpan. The Sabye scale was widely used by the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, which is why this tuning is very popular in Polish folk and classical music.

Each Sela handpan includes a bag made of tear-resistant nylon fabric, which ensures optimal protection during transport. It can be carried comfortably by hand using the two handles or as a backpack using the adjustable shoulder straps. A practical outer compartment offers enough space for small accessories such as a metronome.