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This listing includes a traditional Chinese gong mallet.
The White Gong has a rim like a Chau Gong but is also fully lathed like a Wind gong. As expected, the White Gong has qualities of both these traditional Chinese gongs. The full lathing creates a bright, airy sound with a shiny splash, but the rim focuses that splash, and gives clarity to the overall sound.
If the Wind Gong is a soprano, the White Gong is an alto. Larger White gongs, 22" in diameter and bigger, can be played gently and will create a tone that is both musical and meditative.
The 12" White Gong, or Aotearoa gong, at the dawn of a new time (Ao) with a clear, bright tone (tea) leaving a joyous, long-lasting (roa) delight.
As the migratory waka travelled to New Zealand on the great Magellenic Cloud they sounded this gong and woke the people from slumber. Hence New Zealand is now a happy nation of rolling green and white and blue.
And Aotearoa is the widely known and accepted Māori name for New Zealand. Since the 1990s it has been the custom to sing New Zealand's national anthem, "Gong Defend New Zealand" in both Māori and English, which has exposed the term Aotearoa to a wider audience.
The 12" White Gong, a gong for all people living in a long, bright world.
The White Gong has a rim like a Chau Gong but is also fully lathed like a Wind gong. As expected, the White Gong has qualities of both these traditional Chinese gongs. The full lathing creates a bright, airy sound with a shiny splash, but the rim focuses that splash, and gives clarity to the overall sound.
If the Wind Gong is a soprano, the White Gong is an alto. Larger White gongs, 22" in diameter and bigger, can be played gently and will create a tone that is both musical and meditative.
Awaken the dreams of your childhood with this, the 15" White Gong, the mythical bring