Both Koshi and Zaphir bells (formerly called shantis) are magical instruments made in a workshop at the foot of the mountains of the French Pyrenees.
Its precise tuning creates a clear play of harmonic tones. Each model is unique and the result of a careful craftsmanship. Inside the beautifully decorated resonance body is a built-in metal plate, with 8 finely tuned rods. When it swings, an insert hits the rods and creates a magical melody, it also sounds with the wind or the breeze, like any sound mobile. They are melodies from the elemental kingdoms of Earth, inspiring and uplifting the soul.
The tuning of the Zaphir chimes is related to the 5 seasons:
CRYSTALIDE: Sun – La – Si – Re – La – Sun- Si – Re (spring)
SUNRAY: Sun # – Si- Do # – Mi – Sol # – Mi – La – Do # (summer)
TWILIGHT: Wed – Sun – Si – Sun – Wed – Sun – Si – Sun (autumn)
SUFI: Fa – La – Re – Fa – La – Sol – La – Re (intermediate station)
BLUE MOON: Re – Fa – La – Si – Do – Mi – La # – Do (winter)
The tuning of the Koshi chimes is related to the 4 elements:
EARTH: Sun – Sun – We – Fa – Sun – Sun – Sun – Sun
WATER: La – Re – Fa – Sol – La – Re – Fa – La
AIR: La – Sol – Mi – La – Si – Sun – Mi – Si
FIRE: Sun – Si – Re – Sun – Si – Re – Sun – La
References:
www.zaphir.fr
www.koshi.fr
