Ukukhetha i-gong yakho yokuqala kungaba yinto ethokozisayo kodwa emangazayo, ikakhulukazi ngezinketho eziningi ezitholakalayo. Izinhlobo ezimbili ezidumile zamagong yiI-Wind Gongkanye ne-Chau Gong, ngayinye inikezela ngezici ezihlukile ngokwezindleko, ubukhulu, inhloso, nephimbo.
**Izindleko** ngokuvamile ziwukucatshangelwa okuyinhloko lapho ukhetha i-gong. I-Wind Gongs ivame ukuthengeka kakhulu kune-Chau Gongs, okubenza babe ukukhetha okuhle kwabaqalayo. Kodwa-ke, intengo ingahluka kakhulu ngokuya ngobukhulu nobungcweti. Ama-Chau Gongs, aziwa ngobungcweti bawo bendabuko, angabiza kakhulu kodwa avame ukubonwa njengokutshalwa kwezimali okunenzuzo kubaculi abazimisele.
**Usayizi** ungenye into ebalulekile. Ama-Wind Gong atholakala ngobukhulu obuhlukahlukene, ngokuvamile asukela kumayintshi angu-16 ukuya kwangu-40 ububanzi. Ama-gong amakhulu akhiqiza amathoni ajulile futhi anomsindo kakhulu, kuyilapho ama-gong amancane anikeza iphimbo eliphakeme futhi kulula ukuwaphatha. I-Chau Gongs nayo iza ngosayizi abahlukahlukene, kodwa ozakwabo abakhulu bavame ukuthandwa izilungiselelo ze-orchestra ngenxa yomsindo wabo onamandla.
Uma ucabangela **injongo**, cabanga ngendlela ohlela ukuyisebenzisa ngayo insimbi yakho yomculo we-gong. I-Gong wind ivame ukusetshenziswa ekuzindleni, ekwelapheni okuzwakalayo, nasekudlaleni okungajwayelekile, ngenxa yamathoni abo e-ethereal. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-Chau Gongs avame ukusetshenziswa kuma-orchestra nomculo wendabuko, ahlinzeka ngomsindo ocebile, ozwakalayo ongagcwalisa ihholo lekhonsathi.
Okokugcina, **ithoni** ye-gong ibalulekile. Ama-Wind Gong akhiqiza umsindo ocwebezelayo, oqhubekayo ongavusa umuzwa wokuzola, kuyilapho ama-Chau Gongs enikeza ithoni egqame kakhudlwana, ephawulekayo. Ukulalela ama-gong ahlukene mathupha kungakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi yimuphi umsindo ohambisana nawe.
Sengiphetha, lapho ukhetha insimbi yakho yokuqala yomculo we-gong, cabangela izindleko, usayizi, injongo, nephimbo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhetha i-Wind Gong noma i-Chau Gong, ngayinye inikeza ulwazi oluhlukile lokuzwa olungathuthukisa uhambo lwakho lomculo lwezinsimbi zokupholisa umsindo.
