Small Ultra-Thin & Light Antique Jambati Singing & Fountain Bowl – Multi-Harmonic E2

This small Antique Jambati Singing Bowl has the thinnest walls in my entire collection, makeing it exceptionally light for its size and therefore comfortable for hand-held playing for a long time.  Its fine walls account for its low second octave and its ability to produce  fountains. 

This old bowl’s wall has been worn ultra-thin and smooth through very long use, and virtually all its decorative features have vanished save for a hint of the circle at its centre and a band encircling the outer rim.  However, it remains structurally strong and clean, with a smattering of copper oxidization inside.

This is a multi-harmonic bowl.  The fundamental note is a low second octave E2 (80Hz) when struck with a padded mallet, and a third octave A3 (225Hz) when played around the rim with a suede ringer.  The rim note changes to a middle octave A4 (428Hz) when played with a wooden ringer, and sometimes a fifth octave F5 (679Hz).   It is capable of producing vibrant fountains of energized water when played with water inside.

A complementary Tibetan silk brocade bowl cushion and a teak and suede ringer are included.