Consignment - Concert Pitch Antique Singing Bowl A3 220Hz 5.75" - 12247

Bodhisattva is offering this product on consignment. This antique bowl was originally sold to a customer in 2019 who is retiring and ready to offer this beautiful piece to a new owner.

• 5 3/4" Diameter
• Fundamental tone: A 220 Hz. (concert pitch);
• Rim tone: D# +6 Hz.;
• Hand-forged, mixed-alloy bronze;
• Circa 19th Century;
• Type: "LWTL" (Low-wall-thick-lip)

About the Sound Sample

First you will hear the sound of the bowl struck on its upper outside edge with a 30mm Himalayan hardwood leather-padded mallet. Next you will hear the rim tone of the bowl played around the outside rim with the Xcelite 99-1 mallet.

Bowl Type: "LWTL" (Low-wall-thick-lip)

Called Manipuri throughout the Himalayas. Said to come from the Manipur region (in the eastern Himalayas near Nagaland), but this shape is also typically Tibetan as well. Their walls are lower in ratio to the diameter, with a gradually sloping base. This type of singing bowl is thick to extra-thick, often with a triangulated lip, and sometimes decorated with tooled or engraved sacred geometric patterns such as the circle and dot motif. Typically they range from approximately 4 inches up to a little over 10 inches, although they are now rare in these larger sizes. Tones, likewise, range from the second to the fifth octaves.

The item will be shipped directly from the current owner, but Bodhisattva Trading Company will handle the purchase and shipping label.

You will receive the exact bowl you see and hear