Ukukhetha i-gong yakho yokuqala kungaba yinto ethokozisayo kodwa ekhungathekisayo, ikakhulukazi ngezinketho eziningi ezitholakalayo. Izinhlobo ezimbili ezidumile zama-gong yileziI-Wind Gongkanye ne-Chau Gong, ngayinye inikeza izici ezihlukile ngokwezindleko, usayizi, injongo, kanye nethoni.
**Izindleko** zivame ukuba yinto ebalulekile uma ukhetha i-gong. Ama-Wind Gong avame ukuba ashibhile kune-Chau Gongs, okwenza abe ukukhetha okuhle kwabaqalayo. Kodwa-ke, intengo ingahluka kakhulu ngokusekelwe kusayizi kanye nobuciko. Ama-Chau Gongs, aziwa ngobuciko bawo bendabuko, angabiza kakhulu kodwa avame ukubhekwa njengotshalomali olufanele kubaculi abazimisele.
**Usayizi** esinye isici esibalulekile. Ama-Wind Gong atholakala ngobukhulu obuhlukahlukene, ngokuvamile asukela kumasentimitha angu-16 kuya kwangu-40 ububanzi. Ama-gong amakhulu akhiqiza imisindo ejulile futhi ayazwakala kakhudlwana, kuyilapho ama-gong amancane enikeza iphimbo eliphakeme futhi kulula ukuwaphatha. Ama-Chau Gong nawo eza ngobukhulu obuhlukahlukene, kodwa ozakwabo abakhulu bavame ukuthandwa kakhulu ngezilungiselelo ze-orchestral ngenxa yomsindo wabo onamandla.
Uma ucabanga nge-**injongo**, cabanga ngendlela ohlela ukuyisebenzisa ngayo insimbi yakho yomculo we-gong. Umoya we-gong uvame ukusetshenziswa ekuzindleni, ekwelapheni umsindo, kanye nasekwenzeni okuvamile, ngenxa yemisindo yawo engokoqobo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-Chau Gong avame ukusetshenziswa kuma-orchestra kanye nomculo wendabuko, enikeza umsindo ocebile, ozwakalayo ongagcwalisa ihholo lekhonsathi.
Okokugcina, ithoni ye-gong ibalulekile. Ama-Wind Gong akhiqiza umsindo ocwebezelayo, oqhubekayo ongavusa umuzwa wokuzola, kuyilapho ama-Chau Gong enikeza ithoni ecacile nevusa amadlingozi. Ukulalela ama-gong ahlukene mathupha kungakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi yimuphi umsindo ohambisana nawe.
Ekuphetheni, lapho ukhetha insimbi yakho yokuqala yomculo we-gong, cabanga ngezindleko, usayizi, injongo, kanye nethoni. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhetha i-Wind Gong noma i-Chau Gong, ngayinye inikeza okuhlangenwe nakho okuhlukile kokuzwa okungathuthukisa uhambo lwakho lomculo lwezinsimbi zokwelapha umsindo.
