Know the origin of the bonang instrument

Bonang is a musical instrument used in gamelan on Javanese custom. Bonang is also a leading melodic instrument in Degung Gamelan Sunda. Bonang This is a collection of small gongs (sometimes called kettles or pots) and the bonang is placed horizontally to a string in a wooden frame (rancak), either one or two lines wide. All kettles have a central boss, but around it a low-pitched head has a flat head, while the higher one has a curved one. Each is suitable for a certain field on an appropriate scale, so there is something different for bonang pelog and slendro bonang.

Bonang pelong and slendro are usually beaten with a padded stick or percussion. It is similar to a gong, hugging another in the gamelan, kethuk, kempyang, and kenong. Bonang can be made from bronze, welded and cold-hammered iron, or a combination of metal. In addition to the form of gong-shaped kettles, economical bonang made of hammered iron or brass plates with raised bosses are often found in gamelan villages, in Suriname-style gamelan, and in some American gamelan.

Bonang is usually used for local dance or traditional royal events, formerly bonang used to accompany the dance at the time will be held a traditional banquet or royal party.