Paiste Planet Gongs are specialized tools for rejuvenation, harmony and well being. They are premium musical and sound healing instruments. Planet Gongs acquire their name because the fundamental tone of each Planet Gong is based on the fundamental orbital and vibrational frequency of a corresponding celestial body in our solar system, such as the earth, sun and moon.

In comparing Planet Gongs with Symphonic Gongs, Planet Gongs are essentially refined versions of Symphonic Gongs. Both Planet and Symphonic Gongs feature dynamic harmonics and a clear fundamental tone, but unlike Symphonic Gongs the fundamental tone of Planet Gongs is tuned to a particular frequency, or musical key, which corresponds to a planet or celestial body.

Paiste Planet Gongs

38” Sun Gong, B1

38” Sedna Gong, C2

38” Earth Gong, C#2

36” Pluto Gong, C#2

32” Mercury Gong, C#2

30" Platonic Year Gong, F2

28" Jupiter Gong, F#2

28" Sidereal Day Gong, G2

24" Uranus Gong, G#2

24" Neptune Gong, G#2

24" Synodic Moon Gong, G#2

24" Venus Gong, A2

24" Sidereal Moon Gong, A#2

Gong Stands

More about Planet Gongs

The tuning of a gong, as with Planet Gongs, requires great understanding, skill and precision. Planet Gongs are instruments, which harness the power of sound and frequencies (musical keys) in order to massage and bath our mind, body and spirit. Planet Gongs are ideal for giving sound massages (also called sound baths), which enhance our physical and mental flow, release physical and mental blockages and harmonize the very cells within practitioners and listeners.

According to Paiste, the Planet Gongs "resonate harmonically with the cycles of the cosmos, communicating to us what has been known since antiquity as the music of the spheres. Mysterious in sound color, Planet Gongs convey an unusual atmosphere."

The fundamental tone is of each Planet Gong is based on calculations by Hans Cousto. In 1981 Hans Cousto was given credit for being the first person to calculate the theoretical frequency of the sun (Source: Home22.inet.tele.dk).

The sizes of the Planet Gongs range from 24 inches to 38 inches. Every sizes produces deep, warm sounds, though of course, the larger the gong, the deeper the fundamental and the greater the harmonies and overtones. The subtleties of tone in a Planet Gong is endless, stimulating and beautiful.