UBonang: ukwakheka kwezinsimbi, umsindo, izinhlobo, ukusetshenziswa
Okuqukethwe
Abaculi base-Indonesia basungula le nsimbi yomculo kusukela ngekhulu lesibili AD. Namuhla, idlalwa kuwo wonke amaholide ezwe, imidanso yesintu yenziwa ngokuhambisana nayo, futhi e-China, imisindo yobonwayo ihambisana nemiqhudelwano yesikebhe sikadrako ngobusuku bangaphambi koSuku lwe-Duanwu.
Idivayisi
Ithuluzi liqukethe ama-gong abekwe endaweni enhle yokumisa. Ubude besakhiwo bungaba ngamamitha angu-2. Ama-gongs enziwe ngama-alloys ethusi futhi ashaywa ngezinti zokhuni eziboshwe ngentambo yemvelo.
izinhlobonhlobo
Kunezinhlobo eziningana ze-bona:
- i-penerus (encane);
- i-barung (ephakathi);
- i-penembung (enkulu).
Kulokhu kwehlukahlukana, izibonelo zabesilisa nabesifazane ziyahlukaniswa. Zihluke ngokuphakama kwezinhlangothi kanye nevolumu ye-bulge ebusweni. Ibanga lomsindo le-idiophone yesi-Indonesia lingama-octave angu-2-3 kuye ngesilungiselelo. Ngezinye izikhathi amabhola obumba ayamiswa kuma-gongs njengama-resonators.
Ukusebenzisa
Ingowomndeni wama-gongs, isigaba sama-idiophones. Iphimbo alinamkhawulo, i-timbre inamandla, idangele. UBonang akaklanyelwe ukukhiqiza kabusha amanothi abalulekile omculo, imisindo yawo emnandi, ephela kancane isebenza njengomhlobiso wezingoma zomculo, iwanikeze ukunambitheka okuyingqayizivele. Izakhamuzi zase-Bali zidlala insimbi efanayo, kodwa ziyibiza ngendlela ehlukile - reong.