Large Antique Singing Bowl
Each bowl comes with a mallet, a ringing stick, wood on one side and leather on the other for spinning the rim, and a hand loomed Himalayan wool mat.
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The bowls all have deep tones, near or below middle C. These antiques are individually selected for their resonance and harmonious layering of tones. Each singing bowl is labeled with the musical note and octave along with a unique identifying number. The packing slip will have weight, dimensions, note, octave, frequency in Hz, and overtone.
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The bowls are 6 ½ to 7 ½ inches wide and have straight tall walls. The tall walls are functional, providing a large sweet spot for mallet strikes. The rims on these bowls tend to be configured for easy and powerful play when spun with the provided ringing stick. The leather side is best for playing the bass tone while flipping to the wood side overtones are easily heard. The bottoms of the bowls are flat for good contact on a cushioned surface.
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These large antique singing bowls come from Nepal and India.
In the 1970s and 80s, many antique bowls made their way over the Himalayas to Nepal where they were sold to tourists or collected and shipped out of the country. That source for singing bowls has long since been exhausted.
These days the only sources for this type of antique bowls are the rural areas of the Himalayan Mountains and their foothills as well as the provinces of Northeast India.
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All prices are in US dollars.
This item ships directly from our US supplier. Tracking numbers will only be supplied upon request.
Canadian and International customers are responsible for any additional duties, customs, and/or sales tax.