Yes this gong comes with a mallet The Dark Star Gong is some heavy metal at 16 inches. And by heavy we mean the gong weighs a nice amount for its size... and also the sounds that come out of it are what the stoned-out DJs of the 1970s would call "heavy." The Sound Files you can listen to below are fine, but they only scratch the surface of the magic that you get with this gong in person. Dark Star Gong Sound - Click Here The Head Mallethead here designed the Dark Star Gong. You can't get it anywhere else besides Gongs Unlimited. Dark Star Gong -Hear it another way Working from a base of a Chau Gong, the metal rises differently, and the gong is lathed and polished only in the center, to give a solid musical note to enhance the space-related tones you can get from it. Dark Star Gong -Hear it a playful way There are distinct tones you can get with a smaller mallet from this gongs. And there is a splash-crash-wave that can happen after the build Dark Star Gong -Hear some of the various tones This gong is small but powerful, like a dark star, a magnificent heat and light from seeming black. |