...but if you use a viola bow...may god have mercy on your soul.
@pabloaraya214810 жыл бұрын
All your videos about gong are very useful, thank you!
@Gongtopia8 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like them!
@mitchellarcher50832 жыл бұрын
After hearing about Iron Maiden bowing gongs for Empire of the Clouds I had to come learn about it. Thank you!
@Gongtopia12 жыл бұрын
Actually, 'tam tam' is a term that was created when 'Gongs' were 1st used in symphonic music back in the 1800s to differentiate a flat faced Gong from a Gong with a raised center 'boss.' (There is no definitive answer as to where the term originated - same say it's Chinese, some say it's Hindi, still others say it's something else…) When a score calls for a 'tam tam' (like Messiaen’s 'Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum'),then a flat faced Gong, like a Chinese Chau, is used.
@volvo850rex10 жыл бұрын
Great series. I got a 22" bronze (?) gong from Indonesian. Weighs 18 lbs. They hammered it out in the hills above Jakarta. Got it yrs ago but just started to appreciate the playing of it. Your videos help alot. Thanks.
@gongtopia733610 жыл бұрын
I'm glad the videos have helped. Yes, those bronze Gamelan Gongs are weighty beasts! They sound great!
@RayZ-Sama-2 жыл бұрын
nice for horror games
@shiedakaynw3 жыл бұрын
2:40 Minecraft Cave sounds
@Kavukamari11 ай бұрын
i think in CATS broadway, they used a bowed gong in the main leitmotif a few times, with the space synths
@Gongtopia12 жыл бұрын
When a score calls for a 'Gong' (like Puccini’s 'Madame Butterfly', or 'Turandot'), then a bossed Gong, either tuned or untuned, is used. But all Gongs are Gongs, and I don't play in the symphony…
@sheepculture11 жыл бұрын
This is amazing!! Thanks for the post!
@68PieceDrumKit13 жыл бұрын
Love your videos Michael!! Marty F.
@TheHexeract12 жыл бұрын
Skip ahead to 2:15 for actual video.
@0vomit03 жыл бұрын
I dont like you
@kaan7323 жыл бұрын
@@0vomit0 did you come from that shorts video
@ruthlessadmin12 жыл бұрын
Just an observation :P I think it's really cool, what people have done with them.
@andxmenx8 жыл бұрын
Dear Sir, thanks for your beautiful youtube channell, I am enjoying it very much. I have invented a mallett for my gongs and I am wishing to share the picture of it. I was ispired by your suggestions about friction mallets, it's very simple to build ... how can I send you a picture of it ? Maybe you have suggestions to get it better. Cheers from Italy ! Andrew
@Gongtopia8 жыл бұрын
+andxmenx I'm glad you enjoy my videos. If you want to contact me, you can reach me here: gongtopia (at) aol.com. Thanks! MB
@InsertName1256 жыл бұрын
If you want to feel every hair stand up on the back of your neck, listen to this with headphones.
@highlandstorm01373 жыл бұрын
Bruh I listened to this with headphones. Yep. You're right.
@ysucae2 жыл бұрын
nobody believes me when i tell them i used bows on vibraphones and gongs and cymbals and shit when i was in an orchestra
@Gongtopia2 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, some people. Percussionists have been using bows on instruments for ages. There are a lot of compositions with those parts written for bows. I hope you are still at it…
@Revelator20254 ай бұрын
Sound un-healing Lol 😂
@koraykumru1295 Жыл бұрын
What I'd like to know is if vibrato can be introduced while bowing.
@bergerdrum4 ай бұрын
I don't think so; the only way to simulate vibrato is to set the gong moving in a side to side motion (easiest with smaller gongs that can be handheld), and in doing that, you're making constant bow contact with the instrument very difficult, if not impossible. I think that it would only be possible AFTER the bow strokes are completed.
@berndschumannsvideos7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@RoniGlaser12 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. Thanks! Isn't that called a tam tam though?
@ruthlessadmin12 жыл бұрын
if it makes noise, somebody has tried to bow it -_-
@taffy4442 Жыл бұрын
Uh, what are you supposed to do with the rosin you showed?
@Gongtopia Жыл бұрын
The rosin goes on the bow hairs. You pull the bow back and forth across the rosin until the hairs are coated. The rosin is sticky and grabs onto the gong or string as you draw the bow across. This vibrates the gong or string, creating the sound.
@taffy4442 Жыл бұрын
@@Gongtopia Got it, thanks! I've git a source for used bows and will give it a go.
@BGDMusic2 жыл бұрын
that's a 20 year old bow now
@codascheuer84265 жыл бұрын
You can use a violin bow, a cello, bow, or a bass bow, but don’t you DARE use a viola bow
@Gongtopia5 жыл бұрын
Use whatever bow you either have, or that makes the sound/s you want. It's just a bow…
@codascheuer84265 жыл бұрын
My comment was just a viola joke us string players like to tell. I’m not being serious
@Gongtopia5 жыл бұрын
@@codascheuer8426 My comment was just a drummer joke about how we feel about string players…
@michaelbussewitz-quarm77194 жыл бұрын
what size is this gong in the demonstration and do you find a “wind” gong is easier to bow than a concert gong?
@Gongtopia4 жыл бұрын
This is a 32" Gong. A wind Gong, with its flat edge, can be easier to bow because you don't have to reach around to bow the edge. I have a Wind Gong with a center hole that I use for bowing.
@ASMulldoonWong11 жыл бұрын
Pardon my ignorance, but would you also be able to bow a tam tam? :)
@DanielSabzghabaei12 жыл бұрын
Why not?
@Putrefrye2 жыл бұрын
What uf you replace the gong with a steel pan
@Gongtopia2 жыл бұрын
There's really no way to bow a steel pan, or at least the note area…
@ruoxiantan92638 жыл бұрын
will it work using a violin's bows?
@gongtopia73368 жыл бұрын
Yes, you can use a violin, cello, or bass bow, as well as other types of bows. Each one will react a little differently because of the bow size.
@Gongtopia8 жыл бұрын
Violin/viola/cello/bass bows all will work. Bass & cello bows are a bit wider and are usually preferred, but experiment with what you have. I use all types of bows.