Battiloro Kya Infinity Series, C# minor, 432Hz, 20 notes
C# (D) (E) F# G# A (B) C# (D) E F# G# A (B) C# (D) E F# (G#) (A)
Item No. : 207721
| Notes : | C# (D) (E) F# G# A (B) C# (D) E F# ... |
| Country of manufacture : | Italy |
| Range : | C# |
The specialist's opinion
The rare and precious name of African origin of the Battiloro Kya Handpan literally means "diamond of the vault of heaven".
Its delicate, meditative 432 Hz "pygmy" C sharp scale draws its strength from the instrument's exceptional craftsmanship, on which are carved twenty notes - 12 up and 8 down, including 2 Ding.
Kya thus offers extreme harmonic precision, exalting patient, millimetric tuning. Every note on Kya has the soul on the tip of its lips, for it is always our inner spirits that guide us and keep in shape that muscle of the emotions, which the history of the world has taught us to call the heart. The power of music is such that, in certain dark moments, it can hold high the sky of uncertainty, like the mast that supports the circus tent, waiting for the fury of emotions to pass.
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.

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