Koshi Chime Aqua – 4 Elements

Movement that always finds its way back to stillness. 

Aqua is the water tuning of the Koshi 4 Elements Collection. Eight hand-tuned steel rods form a pentatonic sequence in D minor: A – D – F – G – A – D – F – A. 

Unlike Terra and its warm, lower C major character, Aqua moves within a minor tonality. Its reduced pentatonic scale leaves plenty of space between the notes. The result is a soft, flowing sound in which individual tones overlap, resonate and continually form new little sequences. 

This suits the name Aqua remarkably well – not because the chime attempts to imitate water, but because its music has no fixed course. When moved by hand or played by the wind, the order of the notes continually changes while the tuning itself remains harmonically coherent. 

Eight sound rods inside a bamboo resonator 

The cylindrical resonator made from treated bamboo contains eight steel rods. They are silver-soldered to a metal base and individually tuned by hand in the Koshi workshop at the foot of the French Pyrenees. 

The tuning uses a 432 Hz reference together with a harmonic correction developed specifically by Koshi. Rather than simply setting every note mathematically against a reference frequency, the individual rods are adjusted so that fundamentals and overtones work harmoniously within the instrument as a whole. 

A hard acrylic sphere serves as the clapper. Even small movements cause different rods to sound. The result is not a predetermined melody, but a changing field of sound that develops differently with every movement. 

Aqua within the 4 Elements Collection 

Terra, Aqua, Aria and Ignis each have their own tuning, but Koshi designed them to be played together within the 4 Elements Collection. Aqua can therefore be enjoyed on its own or combined with one, two or all three of the other 4 Elements chimes. 

The newer Earth Symphony Collection follows a different musical concept and uses a 440 Hz reference tuning. Koshi therefore recommends combining instruments within their respective collections. 4 Elements and Earth Symphony are not intended to be played together as a single ensemble. 

Whether indoors, on a sheltered balcony or beneath a covered terrace, Aqua can be played by hand or set in motion by a gentle air current. Outdoors, the chime should be protected from rain, prolonged moisture and strong fluctuations in temperature.

Details: 

• Manufacturer: Koshi 
• Collection: 4 Elements 
• Model / Melody: Aqua 
• Element: Water
• Key: D minor
• Scale: pentatonic
  
• Notes: A – D – F – G – A – D – F – A
• Tuning: Koshi-specific harmonic correction, 432 Hz reference
• Sound rods: 8 steel rods 
• Rod attachment: silver-soldered  
• Resonating body: treated bamboo 
• Clapper: hard acrylic sphere on a cord 
• Resonating body height: approx. 16 cm 
• Diameter: approx. 6.3 cm 
• Overall length including cord: approx. 35.5 cm 
• Weight: approx. 132 g
• Made in: handcrafted and hand-tuned at the foot of the Pyrenees, France
  

Sound sample Koshi - Aqua - Water: 

Product Safety:

Manufacturer:
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.