Current Stock
Below is our current stock. Please click on the photos to see the bowls in more details.
This 16 string Melody Bowl in Ash has a strong, rich tone and deep notes from G (11notes below Mid C). This one was the personal possession of the musical instrument trader, www.SoundTravels.co.uk for over a year but was very little played. The wood from the fork of the tree and has a large old knot, giving a rich swirl of grain I have now swapped it with him for a smaller one and offer it here in mint, as new condition with a 20% discount thus only £2105
234 is a classic Meditation Bowl in rippled Ash. The tone is warm and enfolding in it’s quiet, meditative way. The pegs are scorched Ash, giving a texture and blackness to the wood that contrasts well with the main body. One might consider tempering of the soul through the fire of experience as a relevant image. About 11” across, £752
237 is from that local Ash tree with the rare ripple in the grain. This Bridging Bowl has a very rich tone for it’s size, about 14”. The ‘berry’ pegs are yellow and black by nature not staining with the yellow ones coming as pallet wood transporting eco-coffins from the weavers in Sri-Lanka to a warehouse in Devon and the black ones as offcuts of Macassar Ebony from another workshop nearby. £1789
This is the largest Sounding Bowl I have made, 29” across. The portrait image shows scale, I am six foot tall. Three full octaves is a lot of notes. The deepest ones go way down to a low A” but don’t have the clarity of the higher ones. No.240 is Sycamore with a wonderful flare from the fork of the tree and two places in which the outside shape of the tree dipped down through the bowl leaving natural edge holes, the larger big enough for a thumb to pass through. Every Sounding Bowl is a bridge between Sculpture and Music. This Bridging Bowl, though tunable and playable, leans more towards Sculpture and is therefore heavily discounted at £2200 inc case.
From the same Sycamore tree as 240 is this large Lyre Bowl, No 241. 17 strings gives it two octaves and two notes, allowing a wide range of modes and scales. The deepest note, F’ is rich and the whole tone of the bowl is warm and it’s low profile makes it open and giving in tone. £2686
Number 229 this unusual Bridging Bowl in Yew was commissioned by someone for whom 13 was a special number. Regrettably they were unable to complete on the purchase and are now offering the bowl for service elsewhere. Yew wood is very strong in colour and tone, associated with deep rooting strength. The tuning pegs are specially made with dimpled tops to facilitate using crystal energy in healing. By placing the crystal into the dimple it’s energy may be closely tied to that note. £1888.
Number 202 is from a remarkable local Ash tree that fell from the edge of a small quarry on a local farm. This area is rich in such small quarries, often so small that one wonders whether more was made from it than the house nearby. The ripple in the grain is visually as strong as the growth rings, a VERY rare feature. It's nine strings are tuned to from E - f, higher than usual 9 string Lyre Bowls due to it's small size, 31cm (about 12 inches) across. The smaller size also makes it less expensive at £1477 including hard case.
Number 211 is from the same tree. Made when wet and from a stress area of the tree it is warped well out of round. Tuning is pentatonic. Price is standard at £1193 including hard case.
Number 218 is very calm by comparison, round, stable, clear simple grain.
The tone is typical for a Sycamore Lyre Bowl, clear warm and strong. Tuning is F - c diatonic, left and right alternating like an African thumb piano. Price £1996.
Number 223 is English Yew. A totally gorgeous, eye catching wood with a subtle tone with immense inner strength. 10 strings diatonic tuning, tuned A - c. Price £1884.
Number 194, tuned in C major, or any scale running through C has a bright and warm tone typical of the local sycamore also used in 218 below. Nine strings gives you a full diatonic scale plus the extra note so useful for stepping outside the octave and completing the song. £1582 includes the made to measure hard case.
The Suni Harp prototype was developed for New York glass artist and harpist, Ulla Darni on images she received from a spirit guide. Apparently there was a Tibetan musician called ‘Suni’ living in Japan around 350 years ago whose reputation as a performer rested in a small way on the instrument she played. According to the images and descriptions of Ulla’s guide the instrument was very like this one.
Personally I prefer to believe that this stringing pattern is unique in musical history but there is no documentary evidence for or against this, or the existence of Suni so far. We would both be interested if anyone has anything to offer.
In the meantime I made this 18 string “Suni Harp” as a prototype for the 24 string version I made for Ulla. This one is made from Sycamore. 19” x 9” x 3” The tone is remarkably bright, full and harmonious for such a small instrument, having a quality that charms listeners. 18inches long by 9 inches wide by 3 deep. £1220 including case and tuning key.
