Crystal Tones® Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls®

Buffalo Firefly is a Crystal Tones® Partner located in Richmond, VA and Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. Visit our retail showroom by appointment, in person or over Zoom. We carry one of the largest online inventories of Crystal Tones® Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls® in the US and are one of the few brick-and-mortar shops in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, and East Coast. We ship within the US and internationally (international shipping does not include VAT or customs charges).

We’re committed to helping you pair instruments that play well together. If you already have sound-healing instruments or crystal bowls, we consult with you so your purchases are in the same tuning when possible, to play harmoniously.

We offer complimentary first-hour consultations to find your perfect bowls. It’s suggested you have a budget for one bowl plus shipping and insurance to begin. Bowls on our site currently begin at $799 + a minimum of $50 US shipping. Sessions don’t require a bowl deposit in the first hour for budgets up to $2,000; we allow two hours without deposit for budgets over $2,000 to allow time for set design. Deposits past these times are $500 and go toward your purchase. We reserve bowls after the consultation for up to 48 hours with a non-refundable deposit of 25% of the bowl cost.

Sound healing with Crystal Tones® Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls® is a unique and memorable experience — the tones are incredibly pure and powerful. These bowls are smaller and lighter than the conventional frosted white crystal bowls you might see on the market. They’re composed of 99.995% pure quartz crystal and infused with alchemies that include precious gemstones, metals, and minerals. Crystal Tones’ patented fusion technology melds these elements to enhance their energetic properties and add a beauty and artistry like no other.

The name of a bowl always includes four things — size, note, cents, and alchemy. For example: a 7" F+20 Morganite, Platinum bowl.

Size. The first number is the diameter in inches. Generally, the larger the diameter, the deeper/lower the note. 4–7" bowls play higher octaves; 7–9" middle; 9–12" lower. The exact note is only determined after a bowl is made, so size isn’t definitive. (Our example is 7" and plays in the 4th octave — middle-high.)

Note. Western music has 12 notes (C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B). The sharps are said to correspond to parts of the endocrine system, and the seven natural notes (C–B) to the seven chakras. (Our example plays an F, associated with the heart chakra.)

Cents. The + or – value after the note shows how far from standard tuning the bowl sits. Standard tuning is a 4th-octave A at 440 Hz (“True Tone”), with 100 cents between each note. (Our example, F+20, is 20 cents higher than a True Tone F.) When matching bowls into a set, we recommend keeping cent values within about 15 cents of each other.

Alchemy. Crystal Tones® infuses each bowl with different crystals, minerals, and metals; the energy of the alchemies enhances the bowl’s qualities and adds a uniquely beautiful appearance. (Our example is infused with Morganite — the love frequency — and Platinum, which is calming and grounding.)

For personalized, in-depth guidance to find your bowls, book a consultation — in person in Richmond or online over Zoom. You can also browse the full inventory with descriptions, photos, and recordings.