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440 Hz · played unamplified
Ember Steel Handpan, 10 Notes — 11 Scales, 432 or 440 Hz
D Kurd / 440 Hz
Sale price
$1,790
Regular price $2,381
Save $591
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The Signature Handpan
Ember Steel, tuned by a master, the one you keep.
Sale price
$1,790
Regular price $2,381
Save $591
Free US shippingDelivered in 3–4 weeks
30-day returnsWith the packaging still sealed
3-year warrantyFrom the day it arrives
Carry bag includedNothing else to buy
Scale guide · for reference only
Not sure which scale? Pick one and this line tells you how it sounds. D Kurd is where most players start.
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Description
The same ten notes, the same 53 cm shell, and a different instrument entirely.
The Signature is Ember Steel. You see the difference before you hear it: the surface runs from pale gold to deep copper, instead of the grey of the entry model.
Eleven scales are available, from D Kurd through to E La Sirena, at the same price whichever one you choose. In 432 or 440 Hz, as you prefer. Padded bag in the box.
Tuning and care
Play with your hands, not with sticks, and wipe the shell with a dry cloth after each session. Kept away from knocks and stored in its bag, an Ember Steel handpan holds its tuning for one to three years. After that, any handpan tuner can bring it back to pitch, and we can point you to one in the United States.
Shipping and returns
Free shipping anywhere in the US.
Built in 5–7 days, then shipped by sea.
Delivery time: 3–4 weeks within the continental United States.
More information here.
You have 30 days from delivery to request a return, with the packaging still sealed, for a full refund.
More information here.
Nobody buys a handpan from a photograph.
Recorded on the same model, in a dry room, with no processing.
Which pitch should you pick?
Eight hertz apart. Chosen at checkout, and it cannot be changed afterwards.
440 Hz
Concert standard
In tune with guitars, pianos and play-alongs
432 Hz
Warmer and rounder
The tuning sound healers ask for · played alone
The box, the bag, the first note.
01
The parcel
Sealed, double-boxed02
Out of the bag
Hammer marks, dimples, ding03
First notes
Hands only, unamplifiedMaster-tuned, without the queue.
The Signature$1,790
A typical $1,500+ handpan$1,500 to $2,500
Shell
Ember Steel
Nitrided stainless
Tuned by
A master, by ear
Workshop standard
Tuning accuracy
±5 cents
Not published
Scales
Eleven, one price
Whatever is in stock
Hear it first
Audio and video of the model
A catalogue photo
The wait
3–4 weeks
Months on a list
Warranty
3 years
None
Category comparison · no maker named
Every specification, and the box.
- Notes
- 10 · one ding, nine fields
- Scales
- 11 · same price
- Pitch
- 432 or 440 Hz
- Tuning
- By a master · ±5 cents
- Shell
- Ember Steel
- Delivery
- 3–4 weeks · free US shipping
- Returns
- 30 days, sealed
What actually changes between the three.
Essential$1,349
Signature$1,790
Master$2,590
Notes
10
10
16 (10 + 6)
Steel
Stainless steel
Ember Steel
Ember Steel
Tuned by
Experienced tuner
Master tuner
Master tuner
Pitch
440 Hz
432 or 440 Hz
432 or 440 Hz
Scales
4
11
11
Warranty
1 year
3 years
3 years
Returns
30 days, sealed
30 days, sealed
30 days, sealed
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Handpan questions
What people ask before their first handpan.
The questions we get asked most about this instrument.
How long a note stays in the room. Ember Steel is softer and darker than stainless: notes bloom into each other instead of stopping cleanly, which is the sound most people recognise from handpan recordings. It also reaches roots stainless cannot hold — F2, A2 and B2.
No. Every handpan we sell leaves tuned to within 5 cents, whichever tier it belongs to. What the master brings is the deep end: shaping an F2 or an A2 field so it stays stable is the hardest work in the craft, and that is what separates the Signature from the Essential.
No. Every note belongs to the same scale, so nothing you play can land wrong — most people improvise something they enjoy the first afternoon. What takes a few weeks is the touch: a handpan answers to a relaxed hand, not a hard one.
D Kurd if you are unsure — grounded, a little melancholy, and it suits almost anything you would want to play. Pygmy is darker and more meditative, Celtic brighter and more open. You choose your scale at checkout, at no extra cost, and every handpan is built in the scale you pick.
440 Hz if you might ever play alongside another instrument or along to something recorded. 432 Hz if the handpan is above all for your own practice, where its slightly warmer, softer character suits meditation. Same price, same lead time — but the choice is set when the instrument is built and cannot be undone afterwards.
Hands only — mallets dent the tone fields permanently. Wipe it dry after playing, keep it in its bag, and out of direct sun and parked cars. Treated that way it holds its tuning for one to three years, and it can be retuned after that.
Yes. This handpan is covered for three years, counted from the day it arrives. Across the range, the Essential carries one year and the Signature and the Master three. It covers the instrument itself in normal use: if a note or the shell isn't right, send us a photo or a short recording and we will sort it out with you.