#0872 Rare Antique Singing Bowl (medium)

Master-quality® Tibetan Singing Bowl:

• 6 3/4" Diameter; 
• Extra-Thick;
• Rim tone: E -10 Hz.; 3rd (Solar Plexus)chakra;
  
• Fundamental tone: A# +2 Hz.;
  
• Hand-forged, mixed-alloy bronze;
• Circa 19th Century;
• Type: "Bodhi" 
  

About the Sound Sample

First you'll hear the sound of the bowl being struck on its upper outside edge with a Tibetan-wool padded mallet. This blends into the second sound which is the bowl being played around the outside rim with a Xcelite 99-1 mallet.

Bowl Type: "Bodhi"

A medium sized Thadobati variety singing bowl. It's distinguishing characteristic is its outwardly turned lip. When this type was first discovered it reminded us of the spreading branches of the Bodhi tree-- hence the name.

Package Includes:

• Certificate of Authenticity hand-signed by Rain Gray, Tibetan musicologist and Indo-Tibetan art & antiquities expert.
• Tibetan silk-brocade Singing Bowl Cushion (shown above) in your choice of Tibetan Red, Royal Blue, or Plum.
• Professional Himalayan hardwood wool-padded mallet.
• Tips and Information Brochure: historical information, general metallurgical analysis, how to hold the mallet, playing around the rim, and advanced techniques.

You will receive the exact bowl you see and hear on this page.

Personally hand-selected in the Himalayas by Tibetan musicologist Rain Gray, this Master-quality bowl is amongst the finest caliber of singing bowls available in the world. Master-quality means that this bowl has passed stringent tests for authentic antiquity, harmonic balance of sound, smoothness and ease of playing, sound volume and long sustain. From over fifty thousand singing bowls personally tested by Rain each year in the Himalayas, only 1/2% are awarded Master-quality status.