Choosing the right wand to bring out the best from your bowl is so important. The density of the wood (hard or soft wood) and its diameter both affect the sound when used on a bowl. A hardwood wand generally brings out a slightly brighter sound than a softwood wand, at the expense of a more noticeable playing noise for the wand.
A suede-covered wand brings out low tones from the bowl, producing a very different sound texture to that from wands. However suede covered wands only work on bowls above 6" diameter or thereabouts. These are made in different diameter of various softwoods, beautifully tuned, easy to hold and offer a quality alternative to the Himalayan made wands.
We also have a custom range wands made by a Devon craftsman.
Using a mallet produces a lovely bell or gong-like tone. We have two sizes of mallet suitable for bowls from 3-12" diameter.
For therapists we have a range of specialist mallets made by Chalklin These have yarn covered rubber heads of differing hardnesses fitted to a very responsive, long rattan wood shaft.
