As indicated in my first submission, I became aware of prince's wands when I first logged onto the BME website. I was interested in CBT but was unaware of wands and sounds until I saw them on BME. I was immediately interested and wondered what I could find around the house that I could insert. After successful attempts with thin, short objects, my desire to actually insert a sound greatly increased. I purchased stainless steel 1/4" bolts from the local hardware and ground down the treads to create a homemade sound. I then polished it with my handy dandy Dremel tool so it gleamed like the sounds I saw on the web. First experience with a 1/4" sound was difficult insertion just inside the head of my penis. Seemed to be a constriction in that area. With perseverance, I was able to insert the 1/4 size and eventually made my way up to 5/16" and finally I was able to insert a 3/8" homemade sound into my penis. The problem with these home made versions (I don't have a PA piercing) is that they would immediately slide back out when I let go of them. My solution was to file a groove in the wand about 1/2" from the maximum insertion point (in this case just below the head of the bolt). Now, when I insert the wand, the constriction at the end of my penis drops into the groove filed into the wand and presto, the wand stays put. I discovered all sorts of possibilities with this and have now progressed to a 7/16" bolt by 6" long. The problem with the groove method of holding the wand in place as opposed to using a PA piercing is that once you can accommodate a larger size sound, the smaller ones will not stay in place, even with the groove. That's ok though, as my enjoyment comes from trying to place even larger sounds in my penis. I have also gone to a metal supply shop and purchased a stainless steel rod 3/8" in diameter by 4 feet long with witch I can made sounds of any length. My current favorite is 3/8" by 13" long and I have placed several bends in the sound so that it is difficult to remove with an erection. I have also placed a groove near the end so that even when I loose my erection, the sound and groove will hold my penis in a stretched out condition. The sound cannot make the "bend" at the entrance to the bladder so I don't have to worry about the sound going in further than I want it to.I keep thinking of a PA piercing but then I would have the problem of having to drill and thread my "sounds" to accommodate the rod that would go through the piercing. Custom made wands are expensive to purchase and I find that sometimes I enjoy a sound that is only 1" long that I have soldered a 1" steel ball bearing to the end. It looks more like a real PW and I can wear it all day long. The weight of it pulls my penis down for stimulation. Other times I like a very long one for greater stimulation. Purchasing all these would be really expensive. I currently have seven sounds that I use on a regular basis. My desire it to progress to a 1/2" sound and it looks like that will happen within the next six months or so unless the stretching slows down from my current pace. I can't wait!