Handpan C Hijaz
10 Notes
An oriental and mystical sonic colour of rare depth
The C Hijaz Handpan draws its inspiration from oriental musical modes. Its D3 – A3, C4, D4, Eb4, F#4, G4, A4, C5, D5 scale creates a unique dramatic tension with its characteristic augmented seconds.
This is not a scale for relaxation — it's a scale for truth. The souls who choose the Hijaz know that beauty is not always comfortable. They have understood that discomfort, sometimes, is the only door to something profound.
Made from nitrided Ember Steel, the C Hijaz delivers an intense emotional colour perfect for world music and deep meditation.
Moods & uses
What's included
C Hijaz Scale — D Hijaz Oriental Mode
The Hijaz scale draws from Eastern musical traditions. Its characteristic augmented second intervals create a dramatic tension that is uniquely compelling — melancholy, mystical and deeply expressive.
Scale notes
English notation
D3 / A3 – C4 – D4 – Eb4 – F#4 – G4 – A4 – C5 – D5Solfège notation
Ré3 / La3 – Do4 – Ré4 – Mi♭4 – Fa#4 – Sol4 – La4 – Do5 – Ré5The gateway to the Orient
The augmented seconds — the characteristic intervals of the oriental mode — create a dramatic tension that few instruments dare to assume. This is not a scale of relaxation: it's a scale of truth. Nixis calls it the frequency of unanswered questions. Those who choose the Hijaz know that beauty is not always comfortable.
Technical specifications
Customer reviews
Questions about the C Hijaz
C Hijaz 10-note handpan: features and musical scale
The C Hijaz 10 shares the artisan build of the whole Enixpan collection: an Ember Steel (nitrided steel) shell measuring 55.9 cm across, 28 cm high and 4.5 kg, hammered and then hand-tuned to 440 Hz or 432 Hz, with a tuning certificate supplied. Nitrided steel brings a warm timbre, long sustain and solid rust resistance.
Its Hijaz musical scale is built around a low D ding: D3 / A3 – C4 – D4 – Eb4 – F#4 – G4 – A4 – C5 – D5. Its signature is the augmented second between the Eb and the F#: this interval, emblematic of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean music, instantly delivers that oriental, mystical, incantatory colour that no classic major or minor mode can produce.
Despite this strong character, the note layout preserves the handpan's fundamental principle: every combination stays harmonious. You can improvise freely — the dramatic tension of the hijaz interval resolves itself within the scale, without ever sounding wrong.
Who is the C Hijaz for?
The C Hijaz is the intermediate handpan par excellence: technically accessible, yet with a sound personality so distinctive that it rewards above all those who already know what they are looking for.
At €2,000 with free shipping, the C Hijaz costs the same as our beginner models: to buy an intermediate handpan with an oriental character costs no more — it simply asks for an ear that has already chosen its colour.
If this would be your first handpan and you are hesitating, listen to the D Kurd first and then the C Hijaz on our online tester Nixis: the difference jumps out within seconds. The Hijaz remains playable by a motivated beginner — no note can sound wrong — but its dramatic colour is less universal than a natural minor mode. Like all our instruments, it ships with a protective bag, a padded carry case and full access to the learning platform (19 lessons, flash cards, an interactive app with metronome), and it is covered by the 14-day money-back guarantee.