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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> | ||
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=== Taiwan Gongs === | === Taiwan Gongs === | ||
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
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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
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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
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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
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Users: Wind Gongs are traditional Chinese instruments for use in symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, drum corps, meditative and ceremonial settings.2
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Miscellaneous Gongs
Sources:
1 Zildjian Cymbal & Drumstick Selection Guide 1998
2 zildjian.com
3 Zildjian Catalog 1991
4 Modern Drummer, June 1998, p.36
