Octopus D Paradiso 9 - Stainless

Paradiso is a mood with - the name says it all - an atmosphere of paradise. It is a major tuning, who is known for her cheerful and upbeat character. 

Paradiso is a tuning in which two notes are skipped. The major sixth and major seventh are not in the build-up. Skipping these two notes creates space for other notes. Thus, at Paradiso a pretty low tone after the ding. There is also a decent range in the high, made possible by skipping those two tones. 

All this makes Paradiso a very rich and broad scale, with a sunny character. It is the most upbeat scale within our range. Still Paradiso In addition to this cheerful character, he also has a tremendous calmness about him at the same time. 

Stainless steel
Stainless steel is characterised by medium to above-average reverberation, and a nice clear sound. The mid-high fresh sound is something that comes out clearly with the sound of stainless steel. It has a bit less (top) high and a bit less low than Ember Steel, but moves a bit more into the (high) middle.

This makes stainless steel a fine and fresh sound, which today forms a nice middle ground within all the different sounds in terms of materials. It has slightly less reverb than Ember Steel, but clearly more reverb than nitrided steel.

Features Octopus handpan

• Handmade
• Stainless steel 1.0 and 1.2 mm
• Distinctive spiral shape shells
• Suitable for beginners and advanced players
• Easy and intuitive to play
• Low resonance and pleasant vibration
• Full and grounded sound
• Suitable for various playing styles
• Professionally tuned

Octopus handpans sound and look beautiful. Thanks to the spiral shells, they produce unique and fascinating sounds. A full, warm and grounded sound makes. The stainless steel adds a sparkling character. A valuable instrument for both beginners and advanced players.