Just know that the painted surface of the bowl will dull the brightness of the ring. If you want your bowl to sing, it’s brightest get the one that doesn’t have a painted coating. Read more

It’s meh. I had a more difficult time getting it to sing, compared to a much larger ceramic version I recently purchased from Tibetan monks. I wanted a smaller, more portable and far less fragile version. As I was uncertain if I could get one to sing, I didn’t want to spend a huge amount of money. The monks had a couple but the least expensive was $105. The first few times I tried, I used the male end of the mallet (felt side) and got very little sound and it kept sliding off the pillow. I finally decided to flip the mallet to the only wood side and it made much better sound and didn’t slip off the pillow as easily. However, it makes a clanking sound every so often. I think the clanky part is because the wall thickness isn’t even all the way around. I’ve felt for spurs on the rim but haven’t felt any. I thought it might be the stick hitting engraved lines below the edge, but it doesn’t seem to be happening then. So the uneven interior is my conclusion. Further experimentation with the singing bowl. Conclusion now is that the vibration make the mallet “bounce” slightly causing it to strike the bowl causing the clank. If I push harder it lessens it, but it also makes the bowl to start being pushed off the pillow. The felted end of the mallet would also lessen this, but the friction is so great it spins the bowl. #science I don’t think I will return it, but I wish I could have tried it out beforehand. There is a local shop that sells them, but also rather expensive. I might try theirs. I could never get them to work before, but now I know what I’m doing slightly better. Read more

Love. Didn’t want a big one and this one is perfect to just have that touch. Read more

I am impressed by this tibetan ringing bowl. It's very traditional-looking in design, and solidly made. It may take a few tries to manage an affinity between you, the bowl and the striker, but it's worth persisting for it's calming, meditative effect. It comes with a cushion, which actually makes a far more effective base for the bowl when you are ringing it than your open hand, which can dull the sound. Read more

o som é lindo, mas veio toda arranhada. Read more