{"product_id":"e-amara-13-7-handpan-light-gold","title":"E Amara 13+7 Handpan — Light Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmara is the scale most players fall for first, and a fair number never leave it. It is a minor scale with the sharp edges taken off — melancholy without being heavy, and forgiving enough that a beginner's first hour sounds like music rather than practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is in E, with thirteen notes on the top shell and seven underneath. That is a wide instrument. You can hold a simple pattern on the low notes and still have somewhere to go with your right hand, which is exactly what most players discover they want about three months in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finish is a light gold on stainless steel. In a room with any warmth to the light it reads more brass than silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it sounds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong sustain, and a centre note that stays out of the way instead of ringing over everything else. The shoulder notes speak easily — you do not have to hit them hard, which matters more than it sounds, because the instruments that need force are the ones that end up in a cupboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour first instrument, if you want one you will not outgrow in a year. Equally, a second instrument if what you have is a 9-note and you have started running out of room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe instrument, tuned in our room the week it ships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePadded hard case with backpack straps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo soft carry bags for the shells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare cloth and a small bottle of protective oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA printed note with the tuning date and the note layout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHonestly\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty notes is a lot of surface. If you have never played and you want the smallest possible learning curve, write to us — we will point you at a 9-note instead, even though it costs us the sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vayan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49065285615770,"sku":"VY-AMA-E-137-GLD","price":890.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/1285\/4170\/files\/amara-e13-black-01.jpg?v=1787443682","url":"https:\/\/vayanhandpans.com\/products\/e-amara-13-7-handpan-light-gold","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}