Vivre C# Pygmy 9 - Stainless

Pygmy is a minor tuning, skipping the minor seventh and major second. So you have five of the seven notes in the minor series. Pygmy is an increasingly popular tuning, partly because of its enchanting and quickly appealing character.

By skipping certain notes, Pygmy is an easy tuning to play intuitively. Many beautiful and harmonious combinations can be found within this tuning. A rewarding build-up that challenges and inspires.

Note that there is also a variation called Low Pygmy. These two tunings are related, but there are also distinct differences. Pygmy is more close to Amara, Celtic Minor and Mystic in terms of structure, with Low Pygmy having a more different structure.

A fun fact about Pygmy: this tuning was conceived so that it is applicable within two tunings. A D Pygmy, for example, fits perfectly within the key of D minor (not surprising since it is called D Pygmy), but in addition, it also fits within G minor. This is truly a unique feature of the Pygmy tuning!

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 Vivre handpan

• Ideal budget handpan
• Good value for money
• Stainless steel and nitrided steel
• Very suitable handpan for beginners
• Suitable for different playing styles

The Vivre handpans are ideally suited for novice handpans players. Thanks to the great value for money, you can play a beautiful handpan for a slightly lower price.