Yes, this is the Head Mallethead having a conference with his Sabian Conference Gong in the garden! This gong is a gorgeous 28 inches in diameter! Yes, the Walnut Stained Oak holder is included! Yes, it comes with a Sabian Gong mallet as well! This is a gong made with the alloy used for Paiste Gongs, called nickel silver, while a cheeseball site like Musicians Friend will suggest that it is made of nickel and silver, that is hucksterism. Nickel Silver is a metal alloy of copper with nickel and often, but not always, zinc. It is named for its silvery appearance, but contains no elemental silver unless plated. Many alloys fall within the general term of "nickel silver". All contain copper and nickel, while some formulations may additionally include zinc, antimony, tin, lead or cadmium. A representative industrial formulation, Alloy No. 752, is 65% copper, 18% nickel, and 17% zinc. In metallurgical science, such alloys would be more properly termed nickel brasswhich is really. This is a loud and exciting gong, sure to pump up the folks in Conference room, or get them all their from the veal-icles, I mean cubicles! Sabian Conference Gong - HEAR IT! Sabian Conference Gong - 2nd way! Sabian Conference Gong - 3rd way! Sabian Conference Gong - 4th way! Sabian Conference Gong - 5th way! |