13 Inch Bronze Longevity Bowl I Large Format Second Octave Singing Bowl

13 inch diameter bell metal bronze singing bowl handmade in Kathmandu, Nepal. The circular emblem is the Chinese shou symbol, traditionally associated with longevity and a long life. The Tibetan inscription reads Om Mani Padme Hum, the mantra associated with Chenrezig, or Avalokiteshvara, and the cultivation of compassion and wisdom. Together, we mean -- A long life shaped by compassion. result is a bowl with real dimension: low pressure you can feel, a distinct musical center, and a brighter voice suspended above it. The sound characteristics of this bowl are church bell-like: a true fundamental between 60-70hz, primary body tone in the 190's and a dominant overtone cluster near 360-370. Each bowl will have distinct accoustic architecture, but retain these ratios and overtone profile. Each bowl offered within this collection is chosen to preserve the defining character of the archetype: a substantial low register, a clearly audible upper voice, layered modal structure, and a long, slowly moving sustain. Your bowl will come with a cushion, two beautiuflly paired traditional Nepali strikers and is ready to be sent to you now.