Making of the 2019 London Real Gong by Matt Nolan Custom 

Great work - manship & skills required for this Cymbal , made by a Great Cymbal Maker !!

A true labour of love (and probably also blood, sweat and tears)....amazing. I'm so fascinated to know whether you have an idea of the tone you're going to get before the finished product? Or is it all in the hands of the gong gods? Also how do you know where to beat the metal? Wow, anyway it's amazing to see.

Hi Matt, you work is incredible, amazing work, and the cymbals that you make are great sound

This is amazing Matt! It is always such a pleasure to see you work and so helpful to see how you work the nickel silver. Thank you for sharing your process. I have a few questions regarding the video but will watch it over a few times before I ask. Thanks again Matt

Hi, Love your channel! Would love your help, I'm looking for information about the points I can drill to hang a gong, without interfering with the sound? And also information about the ratio examples of thicknesses of different gongs sizes. Do you know of a online forum for these subjects that I can ask these questions? Thank you!

Does anyone know where to buy sheets of bronze like this?

Excellent!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!

Hi, excellent job ! Just can you explain me why are you burning the metal ? Is it just for the color, or is there another reason ?

Woaw.

much love from Germany

Amazing sound!

I watched this viedo so many times wich is the yellow hammer you using . Can you please tell me all the best .

That's an amazing job!! Where i can find that kind of nickel silver blank one?

Incredible

Hello Matt. Could you please share info where you are buying Nickel Silver sheets. I can't find any suppliers...

Wow

did you used stainless still or which kind of steel?

I´m humbled

Hi Matt love your work what do you use to blacken the Tam Tam

This is bomb! What metals are you working with?

This video is so good! I bought a sheet of 90 percent copper, 10 percent tin bronze to attempt making a 24 inch symphonic gong from. I've never done this before, but I just couldn't get the idea out of my head. Your video is closest I've found to any sort of at least visual of some of the work that goes into it, and I mean no disrespect or suggestion that I could replicate with zero experience what is clearly your passion and skill set... but I appreciate this video and am going to have a go at it. Any tips you could provide to point me in the right direction would be much appreciated. I'm guessing the piece you start with is already hardened and tempered, and that you then bring the edge to a dull cherry color with the torch to anneal it so you can hammer it out. When you later torch the whole surface, is that to change the temper, or to bring it just hot enough to get a slight color change out of the surface? Do you heat treat the entire gong or any part of it after you've finished hammering and shaping it? Again, anything you can offer would be much appreciated.

Outstanding craftsmanship Matt! What size is it?

Perfection

What is the wall thickness on this gong? Is the heating for color as it doesn’t appear to be hot enough to stress relieve. Besides, isn’t the character imparted by the stresses?

good evening ... excellent job .. I would like to know what gauge is the sheet and the diameter of how many inches.

What is this gongs thickness and metal type? Thank you.

Amazing work! What is the track in the video?

But everybody star from the plate, the question is, HOW TO MAKE THE PLATE????

Hey man that gong look amazing! I was wondering what is it made of?

I hear The Ultimate Doom sfx.. :D

Ok amazing, expensive?

I made a Gong from a Wok👍