Handpan D Kurd
13 Notes
💬 A question before ordering? Message Enixan on WhatsApp — reply within 24 business hoursThe richness of the extended Kurd
The D Kurd 13 Notes is the extended version of the world's most beloved handpan scale. Three additional bass notes (F3, G3, D5) on the lower face open remarkable new harmonic territories.
The 10 upper notes (D3–A3–Bb3–C4–D4–E4–F4–G4–A4–C5) are complemented by 3 deep bass notes that expand melodic and harmonic possibilities considerably.
Nixis calls this model "The Expansion": an instrument that no longer just resonates — it unfolds. Like a map whose edges are pushed back. Recommended for those who have already heard their frequency in the D Kurd 10 and now understand there are territories still to explore.
Moods & uses
What's included
D Kurd 13 — Extended D Natural Minor
The D Kurd 13 adds three bass notes to the beloved D Kurd 10 scale. The upper face maintains the classic Kurd pentatonic while the lower face adds F3, G3, and D5 for a dramatically expanded harmonic palette.
Scale notes
Upper face (10 notes)
D3 / A3 – Bb3 – C4 – D4 – E4 – F4 – G4 – A4 – C5Lower face (3 bass notes)
F3 · G3 · D5The D Kurd as you've never heard it
Nixis analyses the 13 notes and notices the downward extension — F3, G3 — two bass notes adding a telluric dimension absent from the 10-note version. This instrument no longer merely resonates: it unfolds. Recommended for those who've already heard their frequency in the D Kurd 10 and understand there are still territories to explore.
Where does this instrument come from?
Enixpan does not build its handpans: they come from the Hluru workshop, one of the largest handpan workshops in the world, in Level A quality — nitrided steel, every note tuned by hand. Enixan has played and validated every model in the catalogue before offering it.
What we add: the choice of scales, 440 or 432 Hz tuning, free DDP shipping (no customs duties or VAT on delivery), 14 days to change your mind with returns handled in France, customer service in English and French, and access to our learning platform.
Technical specifications
Customer reviews
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Questions about the D Kurd 13
D Kurd 13-note handpan: features and musical scale
The D Kurd 13 takes the most played scale in the world — D natural minor — and extends it with three extra notes placed on the underside of the instrument: F3, G3 and D5. The top side remains identical to the D Kurd 10: D3 / A3 – Bb3 – C4 – D4 – E4 – F4 – G4 – A4 – C5.
Those three notes change a great deal: the F3 and G3 extend the low register for richer accompanying bass lines, while the high D5 crowns the scale and opens up new melodic resolutions. Altogether it covers more than two full octaves, with seamless continuity between the two sides.
On the build side, you get the Ember Steel (nitrided steel) of the whole collection: a 53 cm shell, 28 cm high and 4.5 kg, hammered and hand-tuned to 440 Hz or 432 Hz, checked note by note before shipping.
Who is the D Kurd 13 for?
The Kurd 13 is for those who want the safe bet of D natural minor, but with room to grow that the 10-note format simply cannot offer.
At €2,790 with free shipping, the D Kurd 13 is the ideal stepping stone between our beginner models and the large expert formats: to buy an intermediate handpan with 13 notes in D minor is to choose the most documented scale in the world with the depth of an extended instrument.
In practice, you play exactly as you would on a Kurd 10 — same tutorials, same lessons from our included learning platform, same flash cards — and you discover the underside notes at your own pace, first as occasional bass notes, then as a full part of your playing. Before ordering, compare the two formats on our online tester Nixis: you will hear immediately what the three added notes bring. And the 14-day money-back guarantee applies, return shipping at your expense.