Instruments & gongs
Typical pitches of gongs, singing bowls, tuning forks and drones, and where those pitches come from.
24 entries, lowest frequency first: 2 measured, 1 standard, 13 derived, 8 traditional.
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- Didgeridoo (Fundamental)TraditionalThe didgeridoo produces a deep drone typically around 50-80 Hz.65.00 Hz
- Tibetan Singing Bowl (Low)TraditionalA typical pitch for a singing bowl of this size. Real bowls vary, and each makes several tones at once.110.00 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — SunDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Sun gong to 126.22 Hz.126.22 Hz
- Tuning Fork — C128MeasuredA tuning fork that sounds 128 Hz.128.00 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — EarthDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Earth gong to 136.10 Hz.136.10 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — PlutoDerivedPaiste tunes its Pluto gong to 140.25 Hz. Cousto’s current table gives 140.64 Hz, the tone shown and played here. The two are about 5 cents apart.140.64 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — MercuryDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Mercury gong to 141.27 Hz.141.27 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — MarsDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Mars gong to 144.72 Hz.144.72 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — SaturnDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Saturn gong to 147.85 Hz.147.85 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — ChironTraditionalPaiste’s Chiron gong. Its pitch is the maker’s choice and does not come from Cousto’s method.151.27 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — Platonic YearDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Platonic Year gong to 172.06 Hz.172.06 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — JupiterDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Jupiter gong to 183.58 Hz.183.58 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — Sidereal DayDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Sidereal Day gong to 194.71 Hz.194.71 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — UranusDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Uranus gong to 207.36 Hz.207.36 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — MoonDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Synodic Moon gong to 210.42 Hz.210.42 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — NeptuneDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Neptune gong to 211.44 Hz.211.44 Hz
- Monochord (Sound Bed)TraditionalA monochord is a single string stretched over a sound box, with a movable bridge.220.00 Hz
- Paiste Planetary Gong — VenusDerivedA planet gong pitch. Paiste tunes its Venus gong to 221.23 Hz.221.23 Hz
- Tibetan Singing Bowl (Medium)TraditionalA typical pitch for a singing bowl of this size. Real bowls vary, and each makes several tones at once.256.00 Hz
- Crystal Singing Bowl — CTraditionalA crystal singing bowl tuned to C.256.00 Hz
- Tuning Fork — C256 (Scientific Pitch)MeasuredA tuning fork that sounds 256 Hz.256.00 Hz
- Shruti Box (Drone)TraditionalA small bellows-driven reed organ producing sustained drone tones.261.63 Hz
- Tuning Fork — A440 (Concert Pitch)StandardThe international standard for concert pitch: the A above middle C.440.00 Hz
- Tibetan Singing Bowl (Small/High)TraditionalA typical pitch for a singing bowl of this size. Real bowls vary, and each makes several tones at once.512.00 Hz