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Himalayan Singing Bowl Buyers Guide

Mallets Can Dramatically Impact The Sounds Your Bowl Can Sing

Many Himalayan singing bowl players collect a wide range of mallets to explore the full sonic potential of their singing bowl.

Read how the DENSITY, SIZE & TYPE can help you create a vast array of sounds on a single Himalayan singing bowl.

Types of Himalayan Singing Bowl Mallets

Wooden Mallets

These wooden mallets are used for playing the rim of the Himalayan singing bowl. They isolate a single tone from the bowl. If it brings out a high tone, it is called the female voice. If it sings a lower tone, it is called the male voice.

Some people tap with this type of mallet, but care needs to be taken. If you tap to hard, it can startle the nervous system.

Inviters

Inviters are small mallets of different sizes that have a soft covering. They are a great alternative to the wooden mallets. They are hard on the inside, allowing a bright attack, yet they have enough softness on the covering to create warmth to the bright tone.

Hard Felt Mallets

This is the go-to mallet for practitioners using Himalyan singing bowls for sound massage. They create a clear soft tone when tapped gently.

Soft Felt Mallets

Soft felt mallets are made in Nepal and create a nice soft tone, as they mute the higher notes / frequencies. Care needs to be taken that the mallet is of the appropriate size for the bowl to allow the low tones to sing.

Professional Mallets

There are a variety of professional mallets on the market that have a variety of different core materials and outer fabrics. Have fun exploring all the different sounds you pull out of one Himalayan singing bowl with a variety of mallets.

CARING FOR YOUR HIMALAYAN SINGING BOWL IS EASY

  • Clean with dish soap and water. Dry well.
  • Wipe all moisture off the bowl when in a damp location.
  • To remove stickers, spray a bit of window spray foam cleaner on the sticker and let it sit for a minute or two. Wipe clean. If the glue residue is still there, soak with olive oil and rub with a soft plastic scraper. Do not use scrubbing pads as this will scratch the surface of your bowl.
  • Green tarnish occurs when moisture is allowed to sit on the bowl. To remove tarnish, try a bit of lemon and elbow grease. Sometimes a stain will remain that cannot be removed. This adds to the patina of your bowl.
  • Using metal cleaner is not recommended to be used to frequently, but can be used occasionally to remove tarnish or green spots sparingly.