Tibetan Black Black/Gold 42cm bell 7-7.5 kg

Beautiful Tibetan bell! Golden inside and black outside, but with a light upper edge.

Composition of the Ishana Tibetan bells: 74/75% copper, 25% tin and a small percentage of other materials.

Information on the hammering process of the Tibetan bells: the hammering process of the Tibetan bells is completely handmade. Each Tibetan bell is hammered following a series of procedures that will give the bell the perfect shape. In the manufacture phase, different metals that make up the bell (copper, tin, iron, lead, gold and silver) are melted in a furnace) depending on the type of bell that you want to obtain, such as for bronze bells or For those in seven metals. The melted metal is then poured into a mold to obtain a metal disc of the desired size and thickness. At this point, the metal disc is taken and modeled by hammering it after taking care of a measurement and selecting it by weight and measurement. As regards the actual hammering process, 4 or 5 metal discs are stacked each other which are then heated to become incandescent. The formatous metal disc formed, is then hammered by expert craftsmen until the metal is warmer; Therefore, he is heated again and again hammered. These two operations, heating and hammering, continue until the desired shape and size is obtained (that's why the hammered Tibetan bells can have differences of a few centimeters from each other). During the hammering phase of the bells, the metal disc must be beaten when it is still incandescent, because it is more flexible. As soon as it cooled, the metal loses its flexibility, becoming more fragile, thus risking that cracks are formed when it is hit. After obtaining the desired shape, the manufacturing phases of the actual bell begin. Each bell is brought to the desired form and extent, and this can take place again by first heat the metal and then model it by hitting it. Once the required shape and size is obtained, the bell is hammered to be perfected. The individual bells are then chiseled and finished both inside and outside.