Battiloro SHEDAR, Mutant Series, D minor, 432 Hz

Shedar is the brightest star in the Cassiopeia constellation, visible especially on starry autumn nights. Its name comes from the Arabic word for "bust": like the Cassiopeia of Greek myth, depicted seated, holding a mirror and combing her hair.

Battiloro Handpans are made from a single sheet of mild steel, a low-carbon metal close to natural iron. This raw material is carefully worked to form two perfectly paired hemispherical shells, then assembled edge-to-edge with handcrafted precision.

The shaped body then undergoes a vacuum nitriding process at very high temperatures. This heat treatment transforms the surface of the metal, which becomes smooth, silky to the touch and particularly stable over time. The base of the instrument is then ready: all that remains is to give it its voice.

Each Battiloro handpan is carved by hand, note by note, using mallets. On the hammered dome appear the central Ding and the various peripheral notes, forming a characteristic relief of craters and valleys. Each note is forged by hand and tuned by ear, several times a day for at least five days, to achieve perfect harmony.

This painstaking work guarantees a unique richness of sound: no two Battiloros sound exactly alike. Like a voiceprint, each instrument develops its own unique tonal personality. A Battiloro Handpan is much more than a handpan - it's a voice unlike any other.