| Description |
The framed gongs became a member of the drum circle family in about 1904. The gong was earlier called naun- nin:. Zeyathein lithic inscription and Myauk Guni Pagoda inscription of 1197 and 1241 support this. The gong by itself was used in war or to assemble people. Now the gongs are hung in a frame-work. The brass Framed Gones (maun: zain:) has 8 or 10 brass gongs in a framed. At the start, seven gongs were framed. The gongs of the upper frame were tuned to the fifth, first and seventh degrees whiles the lower four were tuned to the second, first, seventh and second degrees. Later, nine gongs were framed and tuned to the second, first, seventh and sixth degrees in the upper frame and to the fifth, fourth, third, second and first degrees in the lower frame. Now, seventeen gongs are framed to the lowest fifth degree and the highest third degree. |
