A Korean Traditional Gong, "Jing"

From my music classroom method II class, some people were interested in my Korean gong, "Jing." The Jing is a large gong used in traditional Korean music. It can be used in Samul nori music, pungmul, and daechwita music of Korea. The gong is made from brass and struck by a soft clothed hammer. Some people wanted to know how much it is and where to buy. I did not know that it is so difficult to find the place to buy it in America. I could not find any American website for selling Jings, but I found many Korean websites in Korea that sell Jings. The price of the gong in the picture is $250, which is not bad at all! You can ask someone to send it from Korea or you can visit Korea in order to buy this instrument. If you do so,  I recommend you to watch Samul nori performance in Korea. It will be fun and educational for all of us!

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