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===Bao Gongs=== | ===Bao Gongs=== | ||
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'''Discontinued:''' ?<br> | '''Discontinued:''' ?<br> | ||
'''Background:''' Very dark and funky sounding gong. Produces many different sounds depending on where it is struck. The center nipple produces a bell tone and the bow a tighter tone. Unlathed, raw appearance.<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> <br> | '''Background:''' Very dark and funky sounding gong. Produces many different sounds depending on where it is struck. The center nipple produces a bell tone and the bow a tighter tone. Unlathed, raw appearance.<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> <br> | ||
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===Fuyin Gongs=== | ===Fuyin Gongs=== | ||
| − | '''Introduction:''' | + | '''Introduction:''' 1998<font color=blue><sup>4</sup></font color=blue> <br> |
'''Discontinued:''' ?<br> | '''Discontinued:''' ?<br> | ||
'''Background:''' Surprisingly rich sound in a small gong. Excellent wash, duration and projection. Fully lathed front and rear.<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> <br> | '''Background:''' Surprisingly rich sound in a small gong. Excellent wash, duration and projection. Fully lathed front and rear.<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> <br> | ||
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===Jing Gongs=== | ===Jing Gongs=== | ||
| − | '''Introduction:''' | + | '''Introduction:''' 1998<font color=blue><sup>4</sup></font color=blue> <br> |
'''Discontinued:''' ?<br> | '''Discontinued:''' ?<br> | ||
'''Background:''' Offers a bright tone that descends in pitch as it decays. Great add-on for any percussionist. Fully lathed front and rear.<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> <br> | '''Background:''' Offers a bright tone that descends in pitch as it decays. Great add-on for any percussionist. Fully lathed front and rear.<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue> <br> | ||
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'''Sound:''' When struck, Orchestral gongs produce rich, low dark tones with a complex blend of beautiful warm overtones and can roar with plenty of attack when necessary.<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue><br> | '''Sound:''' When struck, Orchestral gongs produce rich, low dark tones with a complex blend of beautiful warm overtones and can roar with plenty of attack when necessary.<font color=blue><sup>1</sup></font color=blue><br> | ||
| − | Sizes: ''' [[Zildjian_12"_Orchestral Gong|12"]] [[Zildjian_26"_Orchestral Gong|26"]] [[Zildjian_30"_Orchestral Gong|30"]] [[Zildjian_34"_Orchestral Gong|34"]] [[Zildjian_40"_Orchestral Gong|40"]] | + | Sizes: ''' [[Zildjian_12"_Orchestral Gong|12"]] [[Zildjian_26"_Orchestral Gong|26"]] [[Zildjian_30"_Orchestral Gong|30"]] [[Zildjian_34"_Orchestral Gong|34"]] [[Zildjian_40"_Orchestral Gong|40"]] [[Zildjian 60" Orchestral Gong|60"]]<br> |
=== Taiwan Gongs === | === Taiwan Gongs === | ||
'''Introduction:''' ? <br> | '''Introduction:''' ? <br> | ||
'''Background:''' These imported gongs are produced in Taiwan for Zildjian. True sonorous Chinese gong sound. Sizes: 30", 34", 40".<font color=blue><sup>3</sup></font color=blue> <br> | '''Background:''' These imported gongs are produced in Taiwan for Zildjian. True sonorous Chinese gong sound. Sizes: 30", 34", 40".<font color=blue><sup>3</sup></font color=blue> <br> | ||
| − | '''Alloy:''' | + | '''Alloy:''' <br> |
'''Quality:''' Professional<br> | '''Quality:''' Professional<br> | ||
'''Applications:''' Symphonies, popular music, gong therapy<br> | '''Applications:''' Symphonies, popular music, gong therapy<br> | ||
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'''Sound:''' <br> | '''Sound:''' <br> | ||
| − | Sizes: ''' [[Zildjian_30"_Taiwan Gong|30"]] [[Zildjian_34"_Taiwan Gong|34"]] [[Zildjian_40"_Taiwan Gong|40"]] | + | Sizes: ''' [[Zildjian_30"_Taiwan Gong|30"]] [[Zildjian_34"_Taiwan Gong|34"]] [[Zildjian_40"_Taiwan Gong|40"]] [[Zildjian_48"_Taiwan Gong|48"]] <br> |
[[File:Zildjian 18 Turkish Gong 1.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Turkish Gong]] | [[File:Zildjian 18 Turkish Gong 1.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Turkish Gong]] | ||
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<font color=blue><sup>2</sup></font color=blue> zildjian.com<br> | <font color=blue><sup>2</sup></font color=blue> zildjian.com<br> | ||
<font color=blue><sup>3</sup></font color=blue> Zildjian Catalog 1991<br> | <font color=blue><sup>3</sup></font color=blue> Zildjian Catalog 1991<br> | ||
| + | <font color=blue><sup>4</sup></font color=blue> Modern Drummer, June 1998, p.36<br> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:48, 24 December 2025
Contents
Bao Gongs
Introduction: 19984
Discontinued: ?
Background: Very dark and funky sounding gong. Produces many different sounds depending on where it is struck. The center nipple produces a bell tone and the bow a tighter tone. Unlathed, raw appearance.1
Alloy: B20
Quality: Professional
Production:
Applications:
Users:
Size: 10"
Fuyin Gongs
Introduction: 19984
Discontinued: ?
Background: Surprisingly rich sound in a small gong. Excellent wash, duration and projection. Fully lathed front and rear.1
Alloy: B20
Quality: Professional
Production:
Applications:
Users:
Size: 15"
Jing Gongs
Introduction: 19984
Discontinued: ?
Background: Offers a bright tone that descends in pitch as it decays. Great add-on for any percussionist. Fully lathed front and rear.1
Alloy: B20
Quality: Professional
Production:
Applications:
Users:
Size: 12"
Orchestral Gongs
- Also called "Traditional Gongs"
Introduction: ?
Background: Cast, hand-hammered construction crafted in China in a centuries-old tradition.1
Alloy: B201
Quality: Professional
Applications: Symphonies, popular music, gong therapy
Users: Chau-style gongs used by the world's leading symphony orchestras, drum corps and rock stars. Great for wellness and therapy programs.
Sound: When struck, Orchestral gongs produce rich, low dark tones with a complex blend of beautiful warm overtones and can roar with plenty of attack when necessary.1
Sizes: 12" 26" 30" 34" 40" 60"
Taiwan Gongs
Introduction: ?
Background: These imported gongs are produced in Taiwan for Zildjian. True sonorous Chinese gong sound. Sizes: 30", 34", 40".3
Alloy:
Quality: Professional
Applications: Symphonies, popular music, gong therapy
Users:
Sound:
Turkish Gongs
Introduction: 1949 (if not before)
Discontinued: ?
Background: Originally referred to in company literature simply as "Gong", the name changed to Turkish Gong circa the 1980s. These are often called "Tam Tams".
Innovation:
Alloy: B20
Quality: Professional
Production:
Applications: There was a mount hole in the center, if one chose to play it as a cymbal.
Users:
Sound: Designed for traditional orchestra and Symphonic environments. Specially tapered and edged to produce a deep, mellow sound. Powerful, sustained tone with rich quality.3
Sizes: 18" 20" 22" 24" 26" 28"
Wind Gongs
- Formerly called "Gamelan Gongs"
Introduction: ?
Discontinued: ?
Reintroduced: 2021
Background: Flat in profile with no rim, wind gongs are thin and extremely responsive, producing characteristically shimmering tones across a wide dynamic range.1 2
Alloy: B20
Quality: Professional
Production:
Applications:
Users: Wind Gongs are traditional Chinese instruments for use in symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, drum corps, meditative and ceremonial settings.2
Sound:
Miscellaneous Gongs
Sources:
1 Zildjian Cymbal & Drumstick Selection Guide 1998
2 zildjian.com
3 Zildjian Catalog 1991
4 Modern Drummer, June 1998, p.36
