Paiste Pluto Gong 36" - C#2

In 2006 science stripped Pluto of its status as a planet. But sound doesn't obey classifications. Pluto — the god of the underworld in Roman mythology, lord of what lies beneath and what transforms in the dark — orbits the Sun in 248 years. A cycle no human being completes within their own lifetime. Hans Cousto derived its frequency: 70.12 Hz, note C#2. Deep, dense, with something irrevocable inside it. It isn't a sound that soothes — it's a sound that digs. And sometimes that's exactly what's needed.

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The sound of Pluto

Pluto completes one orbit around the Sun in 248 Earth years — a generational cycle that spans eras, not individuals. In astrological tradition it's the planet of radical transformation, of what must die to be reborn in another form. Hans Cousto calculated its frequency: 70.12 Hz — note C#2. Among the largest and lowest gongs in the series, the 36" Pluto carries a sound that goes deep before the ear has even fully processed it. It doesn't ask permission. It goes in.

• ✦ Frequency 70.12 Hz — note C#2, among the lowest of the entire planetary series
• ✦ 248-year orbit — a cycle longer than any human life, associated with deep, irreversible transformation
• ✦ Deep, powerful timbre — a sound felt physically throughout the body, a dense attack, a long and dark sustain
• ✦ 36" diameter — the second-largest size in the series, a monumental stage presence and an imposing sound field

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