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What's new:
10/1/12: Starting some updates after a long time
20/5/09: Videos added for the Triple TongGong, wood TongDrums and a first clip of the Chromatic Kalimba
17/4/09: Added a page on the Chromatic Kalimba, with soundsamples. Also video's uploaded to my YouTube channel
15/4/09: 3 more videos of the Triple TongGong added
11/4/09: we're online!
7/4/09: all basic pages now finished; video embedded
5/4/09: 4 sound samples added and first video created

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Welcome to Tong Instruments, home of the TongGong
and other exciting musical instruments.

The TongGong is a new musical instrument, a metal tongue drum that is related to the family of kalimba's and great new instruments like the HAPI drum, the Milltone and the Bellisphere. But the TongGong has some unique advantages.

The 6 metal tongues are attached to a wooden base. The tongues can be changed and placed in any configuration, and each tongue can be tuned over a range of several tones. Furthermore, the tongues can be fine-tuned very precisely. This makes a great variety of tunings and configurations possible.

40 sec mp3; 240kB - TongGong tuned to a Amin7 scale. First played with one hand, then with both hands.
the TongGong
The Double TongGong
An extra dimension of sound opens when you play 2 or more TongGongs together. You get a very spatial and animated sound as the tones of the gongs interact.

58 sec mp3; 352kB
One TongGong tuned to a Amin7 scale, the other to Cmaj7.

And when you're finished playing, the 2 TongGongs fit into each other for compact storage and easy transportation.
Taking this idea one step further, the Triple TongGong Set was created. The 3 TongGongs can be mounted on the included stand and played by a single person. Or you can play it with 2 or 3 people together.

triple TongGong ready to go!
Triple TongGong Set
This clip features some improvisation on the Triple TongGong Set. No serious experimental musician can live without it!.