the wind gong is a traditional chinese percussion instrument. It is also very popular in the west. the black colour on this gong is the original colour it has when it comes out of the oven. The pattern is created by latheing the gong thus removing the oxidised outer layer. please note: these gongs can have small 'blisters' on their surface this can't be 100% avoided for handmade gongs. It is a normal phenomenon it is not a hole or a dent it is a bubble of the molten copper and does not affect the gong sound or lifespan. a gong beater is included for free. we recommend you also order a gong bag for safe storage and transportation. wind gongs wind gongs are flat bronze discs with little fundamental pitch heavy tuned overtones and long sustain. They are made of electrolytic copper and tin. traditionally a wind gong is played with a large soft mallet which gives it a roaring crash to match its namesake. played with a nylon tip drumstick they sound rather like the coil chimes in a mantle clock. Some have holes in the centre but they are mounted like all suspended gongs by other holes near the rim. The smaller sizes (7-12 /18 – 30 cms) have a more bell-like tone due to their thickness and small diameter. yin and yang yin and yang is a taoist concept that describes how apparently opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary and interdependent and how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Everything has both yin and yang aspects: shadow cannot exist without light. The small black and white circles in the opposite color remind us that nothing is absolute. In yin there is yang and in yang exists yin. In loudness: stillness. The symbol for yin yang is called the taijitu but we know it as yin yang in the west.
