No, gerantim was not more common on Lombok. In past times it was a hilt normally used by the nobility of Bali, most especially in the form which was wrapped with woven gold.
Ben, you cannot convert your present almost cenangan into a gerantim, because then the proportions will definitely be wrong. If you want to do gerantim you'll need to start again and take account of the sprout on top, however, a gerantim out of plain wood seems to me to just a little unfitting.
You could bind what you have with twine and have a loncengan, but although these are not out of place on Bali, they were more common on Lombok.
Or you can slightly modify what you have a finish up with a pretty acceptable cenangan.
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