Chinese Gong

Construction

Brass in round sharp
Sizes are from 6" to 28"

Types

Bao Gongs - thick gongs with a protruding nipple - very focused tone, not much crash or wash
Chau Gongs - traditional Chinese Gong - combination of fundamental tone and crash/wash
Opera Gongs - smaller, high pitched gongs for Chinese Opera - ascends or descends in pitch when struck
Tiger Gongs - smaller gongs with lots of crash
Wind Gongs - thinner gongs with a huge wash of sound

History

Chinese gongs is a traditional chinese instrument.

Technique

It is played by round head gong hammer

Manufacturers

WUHAN

Retailers

The Gong Shop
Harmony Music Co.

See Also

Chinese Cymbals
Gong
Tam Tam