This Bronze singing bowl, which I've had for about 10 days, is like a piece of art,it's beautiful and makes you feel peaceful just looking at it,when I opened the package, because this was machined and not hand made it was covered with a thin layer of oil, which made it look dull and it felt somewhat sticky, I cleaned it with some lemon juice squeezed into Warm water, then Also used some vinegar after that to get all the oily film off, it made the bowl look so much cleaner and it shined beautifully, so worth the effort, I love the shape and feel of the Striker, the three pieces in this set are excellent in there look and quality, the sound of this bowl when played is very soothing, enjoying my purchase of this singing bowl very much, Thank you, Silent mind for a quality product.