The bonang
is made up of a set of small knobbed gongs which are placed horizontally on a
rack in two rows. They are a part of a family of rack gong sets, all of which
are similar but different in the number and sizes of gongs used as well as in
the number of rows. The names by which these sets are known depend on their
construction and function in a given music ensemble. Besides the bonang, the
horizontal rack gong sets are called kenong, canang, caklempong, engkeromong and kulintangan.
Bonang may be made of
forged bronze, welded and cold-hammered iron, or a combination of metals. In
addition to the gong-shaped form of kettles, economical bonang made of hammered
iron or brass plates with raised bosses are often found in village gamelan.
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