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philji
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What is the best size Chod drum for a guy? I have seen some advertised as 21 cm/ 23 cm. What is best?
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The bigger the better!
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mahabuddha wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 10:06 pm The bigger the better!
I would advise against getting a ngachen and dragging it up the mountainside for ones practice... Mostly for the benefit of your back, etc... But I bet it will produce quite the sound.
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philji wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:33 pm What is the best size Chod drum for a guy? I have seen some advertised as 21 cm/ 23 cm. What is best?
I've seen ranges of 6.2-6.5 inches to 8-8.5 inches. Obviously the larger, the heavier. And if you think that may be a problem in your practice it may be worth considering, but to be honest, we're not talking about something really heavy, so over time anybody would/should get used to it, due to muscles adjusting. Then, apart from size, there's the issue of quality. And you usually get what you pay for.
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Many Thanks guys.
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I have confused myself.
Norwegian wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:29 pm
philji wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:33 pm What is the best size Chod drum for a guy? I have seen some advertised as 21 cm/ 23 cm. What is best?
I've seen ranges of 6.2-6.5 inches to 8-8.5 inches...
I saw these, and at first I thought "surely not". However I just skimmed the net and I do see chod drums in the 8-8.5 inch range advertised, and little or nothing larger. But mine is just over 10 inches, and from my experience practising with others I was convinced that it was just standard for men, the tradition being that women use a smaller one which, at a guess would be in the 9 inch region (though I don't have one to hand to check). So I would have thought that 10" or so was normal for men, a little smaller for women. I think the 6.2-6.5 inches would be strangely small, hardly bigger than a "normal" damaru. Are internet sales and the pressure for low prices pushing the size down, at least of those on the net? Or what?
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Lingpupa wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:28 am I have confused myself.
Norwegian wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:29 pm
philji wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:33 pm What is the best size Chod drum for a guy? I have seen some advertised as 21 cm/ 23 cm. What is best?
I've seen ranges of 6.2-6.5 inches to 8-8.5 inches...
I saw these, and at first I thought "surely not". However I just skimmed the net and I do see chod drums in the 8-8.5 inch range advertised, and little or nothing larger. But mine is just over 10 inches, and from my experience practising with others I was convinced that it was just standard for men, the tradition being that women use a smaller one which, at a guess would be in the 9 inch region (though I don't have one to hand to check). So I would have thought that 10" or so was normal for men, a little smaller for women. I think the 6.2-6.5 inches would be strangely small, hardly bigger than a "normal" damaru. Are internet sales and the pressure for low prices pushing the size down, at least of those on the net? Or what?
So I didn't really think about what these measurements were in centimeter, which is what I use. And with that in mind, 6.2-6.5 certainly is quite small. The 8-8.5 range itself then to me also seems small but more of a "normal-small" size. I just measured my own drum and it seems to be a little over 9 inches.

But from taking a random look at Chöd-related pictures, there seems to be a variety in terms of sizes, where men also at times seems to use drums of a smaller size:

https://www.nyingmatersar.org/wp-conten ... 2019_1.jpg

https://mk0buddhaweeklyqoftb.kinstacdn. ... ddhism.jpg

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a8/fb/1b ... e0d524.jpg

Kunzang Dechen Lingpa: http://www.zangdokpalri.org/wp-content/ ... npoche.jpg

Some older pics:

https://ususmundi.info/wp-content/uploa ... lepcha.jpg

https://chodpaorg.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/17.jpg
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philji wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:33 pm What is the best size Chod drum for a guy? I have seen some advertised as 21 cm/ 23 cm. What is best?
Don't know how universal or true this is, but once I heard that a good way to judge the proper size is to hold it under the arm and wrap your arm around it. If your arm can reach around, it's good, if not then the drum is too big for you. But again, not sure if this was from a reliable source.



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