Editing Gong (section)

=== Nipple gong ===
[[File:Thai Gongs at Wat Chulabhornvararam Nakhon Nayok.jpg|thumb|right|262px|Nipple gongs at Wat Chulaphonwararam, a [[Wat]] (Buddhist temple) in [[Nakhon Nayok Province|Nakhon Nayok]]]]
[[File:Mindanao Bangsamoro Islamic Musical Instruments.jpg|262px|thumb|An intricately carved and painted [[Maranao people|Maranao]] [[kulintang]] ensemble from the [[National Museum of Anthropology (Manila)|National Museum of Anthropology]], [[Philippines]], with nipple gongs of various names and pitches]]
A nipple gong has a central raised boss or nipple, often made of different metals than other gongs with varying degrees of quality and resonance. They have a tone with less shimmer than other gongs, and two distinct sounds depending on whether they are struck on the boss or next to it. They are most often but not always tuned to various pitches.

Nipple gongs range in size from {{convert|6|to|20|in|cm|round=5|order=flip|abbr=on}} or larger. Sets of smaller, tuned nipple gongs can be used to play a [[melody]].

Nipple gongs are used in Chinese temples for worship and Buddhist temples in Southeast Asia.

These are the primary gong in the traditional Philippine music of [[kulintang]].

In Indonesian gamelan ensembles, instruments that are [[organology|organologically]] gongs come in various sizes with different functions and different names. For example, in the central Javanese gamelan, the largest gong is called ''[[gong ageng]]'', ranges in size up to 1 meter in diameter, has the deepest pitch and is played least often; the next smaller gong is the ''gong suwukan'' or ''siyem'', has a slightly higher pitch and replaces the ''gong ageng'' in pieces where gong strokes are close together; the ''[[kempul]]'' is smaller still, has a higher pitch, and is played more frequently. The ''gong ageng'' and some ''gong suwukan'' have a beat note.