The Process of Making Javanese Gamelan Gongs

	The Process of Making, Hand Made Bronze Gamelan Gongs in Java, Indonesia

The process of making Javanese Gamelan Gongs in Central Java, Indonesia is a highly skilled craft, handed down through the generations. The families of our craftsmen have been making gamelan for three generations.

	The Finished Gamelan Gong	Raw Material Tin	Raw Material Copper
	The tin and are copper are melted and blended together to form a bronze disc of the required dimension.	The bronze disc is fired in a charcoal fire for several minutes then removed from the fire using tongs.
	The hot bronze disc is placed on a bed of sand and hammered into shape using wooden hammers.		The bronze disc is fired and hammered, again and again.
	Once the disc is hammered to the required shape and size, the bronze gamelan gong is immersed in water to cool.	The bronze gamelan gong is then tuned, by placing of pieces of clay onto the gong and hammering it in specific places until the correct note is achieved.
	The bronze gamelan gong is then polished using a file.	Only the centre of the gamelan gong is polished on the 'black' bronze gamelan gongs.	The whole of the gong is polished on the 'golden' bronze gamelan gongs.

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