SoundChakra Black Rubber O-Ring Cushion for Size 16'' and Up Crystal Quartz or Tibetan Sound Healing Yoga Meditation Singing Bowls (Large)

i've been playing crystal singing bowls for years. i have a wealth of strikers... i spent the extra money for two of these bc they were described as a glass/crystal tube wrapped in silicone. it's actually plastic wrapped in silicone. if you play frosted bowls, then the silicone is probably better -- the sound of rubbing the rim of the bowl is alleviated with silicone. if you play alchemy/clear quartz bowls, silicone is not worth it -- stick with sueded mallets/strikers.

This does produce a lovely, smooth sound when strumming a crystal singing bowl, however, you must be careful to keep it at a certain angle or else you get an awful scraping sound if the mallet is held too straight in alignment with the outside of the bowl. Also, the outside texture of the mallet is rubbery feeling, kind of tacky, and it attracts a lot of grit, dust, hair, etc. It's impossible to keep it clean of debris. It's a good mallet but it's not the solution to perfect crystal bowl strumming.

I have been used to using the wooden, rubber tipped ones [that I have to replace the tips on, every now and then] or the suede ones [which I don't care for, as well]. I don't yet know about the durability of this rubber mallet over time [to withstand drying out]. It certainly can't be worse than the the rubber-tipped ones, though those are, at least, cheap/easy to replace. However, It seems like this rubber mallet will last awhile [?]. I do know that it brings the sound out from the bowls beautifully, in a smoothly controlled fashion....a nice tool to work with.

Now I may not have used all types of strikers/mallets, but I've tried rubber (stick with ball on end), I've tried the Suede solid wood, Suede long and solid but not heavy, Suede long hollow (colored), and then I've tried this one... This one blew all the others out of the water and I believe it's because of the rubber material and the cylindrical shape. I become bothered by the constant scraping noise of the suede and the basic rubber mallets on the rough crystal. This one is practically undetectable. I would imagine eventual wear on the rubber due to the rough bowl but for now, this makes me soooooo happy!!! THANKS!!! A solid heavy option would be what I go for next.

This is my go-to mallet for my crystal bowls, it aids the production of quality sound. Does not leave a friction after-tone, and I feel it is more gentle on my bowls than the regular rubber mallet. It gets a little grummy but washes quickly. Nice as a friction mallet across the gong as well, steady even tone. I am purchasing 2 more because when we play as a family everyone wants this one.

I don’t get them other reviews (why we bought). They must not be real. This was worse than any rubber mallet or even the suede ones that came with the bowls. More roughness, more scratchy sound. Useless

Quartz crystal bowls can sound scratchy but this ‘stroker’ tool evens the tone out beautifully. Highly recommend it

I really like this wand for my crystal bowls. It glides along nicely and give much less scraping sound.