My Collection of Singing Bowls

My singing bowl collection has grown into a set of instruments that each carry their own voice, personality, and story. In this section, I’ll introduce the bowls I use, how they sound, how they behave, and what makes each one special. By sharing their qualities and quirks, I hope to offer a clearer sense of how diverse singing bowls can be and how each contributes something unique to my practice. There is information missing from this list, over time I plan to document during my experiments, and share it here; return soon for updates with more details and frequency recordings.

2" Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note The most difficult bowl in my collection to play, anything more than the lightest touch and the bowl moves and it stops singing.

4" Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

My first singing bowl, a generic brass, lathe-cut bowl.

5" Kopre Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

My only hand-hammered kopre singing bowl. It's fairly new in my collection, so i'm still learning its nuances.

6" Thadobati Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

My only thadobati singing bowl. It's fairly new in my collection, so i'm still learning its nuances.

6.5" Coprebati Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

It's fairly new in my collection, so i'm still learning its nuances.

6" Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

A generic machine-made brass singing bowl.

6" Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

A generic lathe-cut brass singing bowl. One of the first in my collection.

7" Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

A generic machine-made brass singing bowl.

Coming Soon

7.63" Coprebati Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

My second handmade Coprebati bowl. It's fairly new in my collection, so i'm still learning its nuances.

Not Yet

9" Lingam Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

My final missing piece of my collection. Yet to be purchased

10" Ultabati Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: 78Hz

Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

A subtle variation of shape and size compared to the 11" bowl. Less angled sides and wider base give its own unique tones.

11" Ultabati Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: 188Hz, 516Hz, 980Hz

Striking Freq: 182Hz, 410Hz, 961Hz, 1512Hz, 2020Hz, 2950Hz

My favourite bowl in the collection. Easily able to be played in the 1st and 2nd overtones.

12" Singing Bowl

Thrumming Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

Striking Freq: Unknown Fundamental Note

A generic machine-made brass singing bowl.

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Other Tools

Generic Singing Bowl Mallets

These are the mallets I've procured through building up my collection of bowls, given free by the seller of the bowls. At close inspection, they are typically oak or black walnut and typically turned on a lathe for their design. They are made quickly, with the cheapest materials available.

Woodturning Lathe

A basic setup that can do all same sizes of wood made mallets as the free collection above. I am setting this up to work on my experiments about mallet design. This is a fairly new addition to my collection.

Custom Singing Bowl Mallets

My own set of handmade singing bowl mallets that I make and use as I share my experimentation.

Oscilloscope Setup

A fairly basic directional microphone that connects to a smartphone. This is what's being used in oscilloscope animations on the website. I find it's a handy tool to use to fine-tune technique of playing bowls with their complexity of frequencies.

Instrument Stands

Im not a big fan of the cushion rings to sit bowls on. I feel they dampen frequencies in the bowls and make them harder to play. I prefer more stable footing that doesn't absorb sounds like stuffed fabric would.