GONGS

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Sat Nam,

 

Gong Master Harijiwan Singh always recommends at least a 32-inch Paiste

Symphonic Gong, but I've found my 26-inch Wuhan gong to be wonderfully resonant.

There is indeed a " growl, " but it can be subtly played with, extended,

diminished etc. You really don't know how any gong will sound until you

experiment with the room-tone and the mallet as well. In fact, you never really

know exactly what sound is going to come out at all until you start working with

the resound for a while!

 

I'm also interested in hearing concise explanations and theories from other

practitioners of sound healing - specifically about how and why gongs are so

effective. Harijiwan talks about how they act as portals to other dimensions,

reproducing the original sound of creation, but I'm curious about what they

actually do to the brain wave states, metabolic rates, etc ...

 

Remember - a GONG is just an ONG with a G in front!

 

Blessings

 

HD

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All these posts about gongs have really peaked my interest again. I am very interested in owning a gong and using it for meditation in one of my yoga classes (maybe all of my yoga classes). Paiste are always recommended, but they are very costly. The other thing that I find interesting is that other teachers always say not to get anything smaller than a 32" or 36" gong -- but doesn't the size of the yoga studio need to be taken into consideration. My studio is fairly small - I hold semi-private classes and can fit no more than 10 students. If I used a 36" gong, I might be peeling them off the ceiling!! Does anyone have any knowledge about the size of the gong in relation to the size of the room? I am going to investigate some Wuhan gongs today and also some Stagg gongs -- all of which are incredibly less expensive than Paiste. Why Paiste? Is it just the name. It seems the reputation of Wuhan and Stagg are also very good. Just curious.

 

Thanks and Blessings,

Guru Jiwan Kaur

 

"You must not only be intuitive, you must also be conscious. Intuition will tell you panoramically what your tomorrow is, and consciousness will guide you to that tomorrow." ~Yogi Bhajan

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Sat Nam, I own a Paiste and have played a Wuhan. I

prefer the Paiste because of tone and resonance and

the way the vibrations laast. It seems the Paiste

vibrates longer and sweeter, if that makes sense. If

you buy one you'll probably never have to buy another.

Just my opinion.

 

As for size of the gong in relation to the size of the

room ... you can throttle back on the level of your

play of a larger gong and not do it quite as

vigorously as when you are in a larger room. A smaller

gong is forever small and no amount of pounding will

fill a larger room. A larger gong can be played at a

more restrained level. In a larger room, a smaller

gong cannot be really played to " fill " that room. I

recently took my 36 " Paiste into a very very large

room and it felt like the vibrations of the gong kind

of disappeared or were eaten up by all that space.

 

Once again, just my opinion.

 

KartaPurkh S Khalsa

Your job is to deal with everything in life with affection, love and

kindness. --Yogi Bhajan

http://kartapurkhkhalsa.typepad.com/

 

http://kckundaliniyoga.com

 

http://kartapurkh.smugmug.com/

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Joann Danella wrote:

 

 

All these posts about gongs have really peaked my interest

again. I am very interested in owning a gong and using it for

meditation in one of my yoga classes (maybe all of my yoga classes).

Paiste are always recommended, but they are very costly. The other

thing that I find interesting is that other teachers always say not to

get anything smaller than a 32" or 36" gong -- but doesn't the size of

the yoga studio need to be taken into consideration. My studio is

fairly small - I hold semi-private classes and can fit no more than 10

students. If I used a 36" gong, I might be peeling them off the

ceiling!!

 

The Paiste gong is a very powerful instrument. They gets loud very

quickly due to their metallic composition. I've actually wondered if I

could damage my hearing. Nonetheless, I love the Paiste's

responsiveness. I do have a UFIP ART I Gong and it is definitely more

intimate/not as loud as my Paiste. You might want to keep that in mind

in your smaller studio. Contact Ed Mann (Zappa's percussionist) at

http://www.edmann.info/UFIPTARGOGONGs.html

about the UFIP Gongs. Ask

about the UFIP Targo.

 

Gotta run,

Dharam

Millis, MA

 

Does anyone have any knowledge about the size of the gong in

relation to the size of the room? I am going to investigate some Wuhan

gongs today and also some Stagg gongs -- all of which are incredibly

less expensive than Paiste. Why Paiste? Is it just the name. It

seems the reputation of Wuhan and Stagg are also very good. Just

curious.

 

Thanks and Blessings,

Guru Jiwan Kaur

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have any information on the best ways to play the gong?

I asked HariJiwan S. at Solstice a couple of years ago. He suggested

contacting Don Conreau. I emailed him a few times but did not get

replies. I did hear the SSS say that we should play it with a

mantra. I took this to mean that we should have a mantra running

through our head while playing. I know the different parts of the

gong resonate differently. Is there a " correct " way to use these

different zones?

 

Thanks,

GuruBandhu

 

Kundalini-Yoga , KartaPurkh Khalsa

<kpsk_teacher wrote:

>

> Sat Nam, I own a Paiste and have played a Wuhan. I

> prefer the Paiste because of tone and resonance and

> the way the vibrations laast. It seems the Paiste

> vibrates longer and sweeter, if that makes sense. If

> you buy one you'll probably never have to buy another.

> Just my opinion.