Dream Cymbals Tiger Opera Gongs

The Tiger is the bend-down gong: struck in the centre, the pitch falls away rather than rising. The decay is short, so it punctuates instead of lingering. Orchestral writing uses it for tension and excitement; in a studio the compact size makes it easy to move around a room.

Every piece is made by hand in the Dream workshop rather than pressed on a line. Diameters offered here run 12 in, 13 in and 14 in, each ordered as its own part number.