{"product_id":"26-inch-dragon-gong","title":"26 Inch Dragon Gong: No 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 27 Inch Hand-Painted Nepali Temple Gong One of a Kind, featuring the Brilliant Dragon Motif. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNepali temple gongs are hand-hammered in the Kathmandu Valley by bronze craftsmen specialists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is 27 inches across, hammered from a bronze in the bell-metal family, patinated dark, and finished with a full iconography that is unique to this one gong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe central feature of this gong is a hand-painted red dragon rising from stylized blue waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA detailed red dragon with golden scales and fiery accents fills the center of the field, set against a golden cloud-patterned background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dragon reaches upward from a base of blue and white crashing waves and rugged mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surrounding border is built from tight concentric rings of vibrant green, blue, and red, detailed with gold script, traditional symbols, and a broad outer pattern of repeating colorful motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tone here is a deep G#2 held as the dominant tone, with A3 and E4 partials above it that add shimmer without taking over the low center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayed with a soft mallet it blooms gradually, with a wide low sustain and a brighter middle layer that appears early before falling away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe character is dark, even, and spacious, with the G#2 remaining present through the decay while the higher partials give the opening a mandala-like spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlaying will favor a single clean strike and a slow roll that lets the lower tone gather in a steady circle. It sounds like a different instrument depending on how you choose to play it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt The Ohm Store every instrument is selected as a resonator first and a visual object second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is only one gong available like this, and you are receiving the exact gong that is pictured and recorded here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis gong does not include a gong stand, but you may \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theohmstore.co\/products\/starter-nepal-made-gong-stand-for-27-inch-temple-gongs\"\u003ereserve one here. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ohm Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52725525381407,"sku":"26-inch-dragon-gong","price":2299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1859\/9867\/files\/IMG_3845_fa463f7e-ecde-4920-8f04-717fe79648c3.jpg?v=1785477342","url":"https:\/\/www.theohmstore.co\/products\/26-inch-dragon-gong","provider":"The Ohm Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}