Models
7 models
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Wuhan Opera Gongs
Pitch-bending gongs of Chinese opera
Gong · China
Chinese opera gongs bend in pitch as they ring — upward or downward depending on the instrument — and are used in pairs for exactly that effect. They have crossed into Western percussion writing as well.
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Paiste Symphonic Gong
The orchestral tam-tam
Gong · Germany
Paiste's Symphonic gongs are the tam-tams most orchestral parts assume: a broad, unpitched wash that builds slowly and takes a long time to die. They are made in diameters up to eighty inches.
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Paiste Planet Gongs
Gongs tuned to calculated planetary frequencies
Gong · Germany
The Planet Gongs are tuned to frequencies derived from the orbital periods of the planets, a scheme that comes from sound-therapy practice rather than from orchestral tradition. They are widely used in film scoring and sound work.
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Meinl Sonic Energy Planetary Gongs
Tuned gongs for sound work
Gong · Germany
Meinl's Sonic Energy range covers planetary-tuned gongs alongside singing bowls and tuning forks, sold largely into sound therapy rather than into music retail.
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Paiste Sound Creation Gongs
Gongs built for specific characters
Gong · Germany
The Sound Creation series gives each gong a name and a purpose — Earth, Sun, Fire — with hammering and shaping aimed at a particular spectral character rather than a general wash.
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Wuhan Chau Gong
The standard Chinese gong
Gong · China
The chau gong — a bronze disc with a raised rim and a darker unpolished centre — is the gong most often heard outside the orchestra, and Wuhan's are the ones most widely sold.
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UFIP Gong
Italian rotocast gongs and tam-tams
Gong · Italy
UFIP applies its rotocasting process to gongs as well as cymbals, producing tam-tams with an unusually even build and a bright upper spectrum.