What is a crystal singing bowl? What are crystal singing bowls made of?
Crystal singing bowls are quartz glass bowls made from 99.99% quartz silica sand. The bowls are highly resonant and produce a beautiful bell-like sound for 20 seconds to up to 2 minutes for larger bowls. The bowls were first used by the computer industry and are still used by factories around the world as crucibles for thermal and chemical processes. The bowls are also used as musical and sound healing instruments. Thousands of people around the world have incorporated them into their therapeutic practices for their beautiful healing tones.
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How are crystal singing bowls made?
Frosted and Empyrean crystal singing bowls are made by putting crystal sand into a mold, and then superheating it to 4000 degrees and spinning it into shape. Because the glass gets so hot, the ovens create a very strong bowl that sings well and sustains for a long time. Clear translucent and handle singing bowls are made from already made clear quartz tubing, which is then heated and formed into a singing bowl.
What crystal singing bowls should I buy? Which crystal singing bowl should I get?
There is no one bowl that is the best bowl to buy. In general, a customer will hopefully buy a singing bowl that they really like the sound of, and that works well with their therapeutic practice. When buying a crystal singing bowl, consider the following:
1) What type of crystal singing bowl should I buy?
2) How will I use this crystal singing bowl therapeutically?
3) Do I want one singing bowl, or do I want to buy multiple singing bowls?
4) What tones does my voice work well with?
5) Do I need to travel with my singing bowls?
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Where are crystal singing bowls made?
Frosted, clear, handle and empyrean crystal singing bowls are made in China. No matter where you buy your bowl from, all the manufacturing is in China, and then the bowls are distributed around the world.
CVNC stands as the preeminent Chinese manufacturer specializing in crystal singing bowls. We care for the quality of our crystal singing bowls, from start to finish.
How to play crystal singing bowls/how to use crystal singing bowls
Every bowl uses a different technique. Some bowls want more pressure, and others need more speed. However, these are the best recommendations for playing a crystal singing bowl:
1) Hold the mallet almost parallel to the side of the bowl with just a little bit of angle. This will create better contact.
2) Go around the bowl with your hand, not your wrist. This will create better pressure.
3) Use more pressure and less speed. This will create a clearer tone, more reliable.
4) Ease up on the pressure, and speed, if the bowl plays too loud.
Can crystal singing bowls get cold?
Yes. It is perfectly fine for a crystal singing bowl to get cold in freezing weather. We leave our crystal singing bowls in freezing conditions in the winter, with no problem. We let the bowls warm up to above freezing before we play them again.