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Ever since I forged my first singing bowl about 15 years ago, I have accepted the paradigm that hammering the entire surface of a bowl,...

WATCH VIDEO HERE Artists have an innate ability to evolve and explore various mediums throughout their creative journeys. Having gained...

Cymaglyph of TI 11 gong fundamental Courtesy of John Stuart Reid It is exactly 3 years since I heard my first titanium gong, and decided...

Photo Courtesy of Bear Love When I first discovered the gong, at nearly all the sessions that I attended, the gongs were played with soft...

Photo courtesy of Cymascope.com Way back in the 1970s I was a fine art student. I was fortunate indeed to have a number of great tutors,...

In conventional gong making, the material grows harder and harder the more that one hammers, and this can lead to brittleness and even...

All of my gongs are hand cut and cold forged from large rectangular sheets. Hence there are always several offcuts left over. Being...

The reason that I call my gongs ELEMENTAL I have played percussion for all of my adult life. Cymbals and gongs have always had a...