Sela Journey Series SE218 Stainless Steel Handpan w/ Bag, G# Kurd

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.

The SELA Journey Handpans are more compact and travel-friendly versions of the high-quality Majesty Handpans. They are entirely handmade from the highest quality stainless steel and carefully tuned by some of the best handpan makers in the world. This means they sound even better than our popular Harmony Stainless Steel models. Handpans made of stainless steel have a significantly longer sustain than nitrided handpans and are, therefore, particularly suitable for slow, relaxing, and meditative playing. At the same time, they are very easy to care for. Sela Journey Stainless Steel Handpans have a shiny, bronze-colored finish that creates a very elegant, high-quality, and, at the same time, mysterious look. Each model in the Journey series also comes with a hand-knotted handpan rope. The decorative band protects the edge of the handpan and also gives it an individual look.

The tuning G# Kurd (fundamental frequency 440 Hz) is a modification of the popular D Kurd scale. The central note in the middle of the handpan is G#3, with D#4, E4, F#4, G#4, A#4, B4, C#5, and D#5 arranged in a circle around it. Due to its bright-sounding G sharp minor scale, the G# Kurd can be used to play varied melodies, from calm and meditative to melancholic to powerful and cheerful. Due to its tuning, it sounds significantly higher than classic C Kurd or D Kurd handpans but is in no way inferior to its larger siblings in terms of resonance, response, and tonal purity.

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.