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We created Gongs Unlimited for these reasons:

  • We love music
  • We enjoy helping traditional artisans
  • Internet Shopping saves you gas
What a perfect world it would be if, instead of cell phones to communicate, we used gongs (made by native gongmakers), and the only foreign oil-dependent vehicles on the road were UPS and Fedex trucks, delivering stuff we bought on the Net?!

Sure, maybe it sounds a little crazy, but when you're like us, doing gong hits all day, you come up with some pretty interesting ideas.

WE HAVE CONTACT!

The crew at Gongs Unlimited (aka The Malletheads)
is always happy to help you.
We've been doing this for three years now, and we're still deliriously charming over the phone.

GONG EMERGENCY?

If you can't wait for us to respond via email,
call us at the GONG HOTLINE 402.440.8170

We're located in NEBRASKA. (That means Central Time in USA.) We can't guarantee any of the Malletheads will be up at 2 AM but if we are, we'll be happy to listen to your sick gong and suggest a way to cure it without antibiotics.

Our Mailing Address is Gongs Unlimited, 1143 Mulder Drive, Suite 230, Lincoln, NE 68510

 As a side note, being in Nebraska means we have to charge you other NE residents sales tax. Sorry, but sometimes you have to render unto Caesar what is Caesar's. And sometime you have to render pork when cooking it.

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Gongs Unlimited FAQ


I don’t know which gong I want.
I want it to sound “gong-y” Help me!

There are a few basic Chinese Gong styles: The Chau, the Wind and the Opera.

The Chau, which looks it has a bullseye design on it, has a deeper, ‘donnnng” sound. A lot of people say that it sounds “gong-y” to them.

The Wind Gong, has a more splashy sound. Like a cymbal. It looks more like a vertical cymbal. A lot of people like this because it makes an exciting celebratory sound.

The Opera Gong has many styles within it, and it is a more unique Chinese sound. You will recognize it from Chinese music. It can ascend, meaning its tone goes up, or it can descend, and its tone gets lower.

Then we have gongs by specific manufactures, like Sabian, and soon Paiste. They have gongs that sound unique to them.

Can I hear the gongs?

We, the technologically challenged, but are doing our best.
We are putting up as many as we can as fast as we can. Some gongs we don’t have in stock, we just call the importer and ask them to ship it to you, so we don’t have every gong sound easily available.

We want to ship to you as best and fast as we can. We mostly ship via Fedex Ground and USPS Priority Mail. HOWEVER WE DO SHIP INTERNATIONALLY TOO.
Listen to Nicky, the son of our International shipping sweetheart, Stephanie.




Do you ship to Canada and all over the world?
On most items we are happy to ship to Canada and all over the world. We’ve done it Fedex International, US Postal Service Priority and Express.

However, a few of our items are shipped directly from another importer’s warehouse. (About 10% of our stuff.) And on those few items they refuse to ship internationally because of the extra work. That’s why you have to call us or email us. It costs a bit more and you have to contact us so we can organize it for you.

Can I get shipping overnight or at least faster than Fedex Ground?
Sure, just call our cell phone number 402-440-8170 or email us. It costs a little more and sometimes requires some fast work, so you need to contact us.


My credit card statement said CONVENIENTLY LOCATED, not GONGS UNLIMITED. Why is that?
Conveniently Located is our dba, that’s doing business as name.



Malletheads? Who are the Malletheads?
Adult Survivors of shaken-baby syndrome, the honest folks behind Gongs Unlimited started the term to describe themselves, but anyone who enjoys gongs, or metal or unique percussion is a Mallethead.

In fact, you might be a Mallethead and not even know it.

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AND NOW A MOMENT FOR THE HARD OF HEARING:

WE SELL GONGS AT GONGS UNLIMITED, NOT THE THINGS THAT THESE GIRLS BOUGHT IN THIS EPISODE of FACTS OF LIFE, one of the few sitcoms of the 1980's, along with Kate and Allie, and Small Wonder, that empowered women.





Try watching that after doing a big Gong hit. It's even funnier.

But you can always email us anytime of the day or night at the address below.


info@gongs-unlimited.com