Koshi Chime Mountain – Earth Symphony

Space, stillness and a sound that lingers.

With Mountain, Koshi introduces its new Earth Symphony collection – four sonic landscapes inspired by great presences of the natural world: Mountain, Forest, River and Ocean. 

Mountain evokes the experience of the mountains: a sense of space and height, but also stillness, stability and presence. Koshi translates this inspiration not simply into a name, but into a distinctive musical architecture. 

Twelve steel rods inside the resonating body are tuned by hand to an E major harmony with a reference tuning of 440 Hz. Four of the rods are doubled at identical frequencies, acting as additional sympathetic resonators. When individual rods are struck by the clapper, related vibrations can therefore contribute to the sound, adding depth and allowing the resonance to linger. 

This gives Mountain its distinctive character: notes emerge, respond to one another and slowly fade away. The resonance feels broad and grounded – reflecting the landscape that inspired its name. 

Earth Symphony also represents a new approach to the construction of a Koshi chime. While the original 4 Elements Collection uses a bamboo resonator and eight sound rods, Mountain features twelve rods and a resonating body made from solid walnut wood. A thin matt varnish protects the wood, while brass and coconut shell are used for the clapper assembly. The instrument contains no plastic. 

Like all Koshi chimes, Mountain is handcrafted in the workshop at the foot of the French Pyrenees and tuned individually by ear. Precise frequencies are only part of the process: the instrument is complete when its individual notes and overtones work together as a coherent harmonic whole. 

Mountain can be played on its own or together with Forest, River and Ocean. Koshi designed all four Earth Symphony tunings to remain harmonically coherent when combined, allowing the instruments to respond freely to one another. 

A Koshi chime with greater depth and resonance – and a beautiful evolution of the idea that has defined Koshi for decades: from a few simple movements comes a melody that is never exactly the same twice.  

Details: 

• Manufacturer: Koshi 
• Collection: Earth Symphony 
• Model / Melody: Mountain 
• Tuning: E major 
• Reference tuning: 440 Hz 
• Notes: E – E – G♯ – G♯ – A – A – B – B – E – G♯ – A – B 
• 12 steel rods 
• 4 rods doubled at identical frequencies 
• rods silver-soldered 
• Resonating body: solid walnut wood 
• Finish: thin matt varnish 
• Clapper: brass and coconut shell 
• plastic-free 
• Resonating body height: approx. 16 cm 
• Diameter: approx. 6.3 cm 
• Overall length including cord: approx. 35.5 cm 
• Weight: approx. 145 g 
• Made in: handcrafted and hand-tuned at the foot of the Pyrenees, France

Sound sample Koshi Chime Mountain:

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Distributed by:
Koshi 
7, Avenue de Madrid 
66270 LE SOLER 
France
Email: contact@koshi.fr

Safety notice:
Hang the chime securely and keep it out of reach of small children. Regularly check the suspension cord and components for secure attachment and signs of damage. When used outdoors, protect the instrument from prolonged moisture and extreme weather conditions. This product is not a toy.