Scales

We offer a range of different scales for our handpans, from the basic 9 note models of some of the most common scales right through to full variations with additional notes. We also offer fully customised scales so if you don’t see the scale you want here, just ask and we can help you design it.

Standard Scales

Aphradite

Athena

Guanyin

Parvati

Atargatis

Cerridwen

Isis

Wala

Advanced Scales

Saraswati

Al’Lat

Shahmaran

Manat

All the scales can be subdivided into 3 main categories or genres;

GODDESS	COMMON NAME/S	ROOT MODE	LAYOUT	SIZES	KEYS
Aphrodite	Low Pygmy	Minor/Aeolian	Pentatonic	50, 53	D3, Eb3, E3, F3, F#3, G3
Atargatis	La Sirena	Dorian	Hexatonic	50, 53	D3, Eb3, E3, F3, F#3, G3
Athena	Aegean	Lydian	Pentatonic	50, 53	Bb2, C3, C#3, D3, Eb3, F3, F#3, G3
Cerridwen	Celtic Minor / AmaRa	Minor/Aeolian	Hexatonic	50, 53	A2, B2, C#3, D3, Eb3, E3, F3, F#3, G3
Guanyin	SabyeD / Ashakiran	Major/Ionian	Diatonic	50, 53	C3, D3, Eb3, E3, F3, G3
Isis	Hijaz	Phrygian Dominant	Hexatonic	50, 53	G2, G#2, A2, B2, C#3, D3, Eb3, E3, F3
Parvati	Raga Desh / Sapphire	Mixolydian	Pentatonic	50, 53	Ab2, A2, B2, C#3, D3, Eb3, E3, F3, G3
Wala	Mystic	Minor/Aeolian	Hexatonic	50, 53	A2, B2, C#3, D3, Eb3, E3, F3, F#3, G3
Al'lat	Hijaz	Harmonic Minor	Diatonic	50, 53	C3, C#3, D3, E3, F3, F#3, G3
Manat	Hijaz	Phrygian Dominant	Diatonic	50, 53	G2, G#2, A2, B2, C#3, D3, E3, F3
Saraswati		Major/Ionian	Diatonic	50, 53	A2, C3, D3, Eb3, E3, F3, G3
Shahmaran	Kurd / AnnaZisak / Aeolian	Minor/Aeolian	Diatonic	50, 53	B2, C#3, D3, E3, F3, F#3, G3