Apparatus of gamelan is usually made of its: nickel, copper,or its it made of its additional wood and of metal that is only siter kendhang, rebab,gambang,and suling.

•  appliances

Gamelan can be classified to become 4 part of that is :

•  Gongan that is kempyang, kethuk, kempul, kenong and slentho

•  Balungan that is saron panerus, saron barung,demung,slenthem and slentho

•  Panerusan that is boning,gender,gambang,siter,celempung,suling and rebab

•  Kendhang that is kendhang and bedhug.

Each 4 group above that have function alone to make harmonious voice. Besides there [is] again its group [of] [releasing] voice but non from appliance,this group that is : gerong, sindhen, alok, senggakan and keplok.

•  KEMPUL

kempul

That Kempul one of [the] peripheral of beated Java gamelan. This peripheral [is] usually hung as common to peripheral of gong. This Kempul [of] its amount depended event type become diceyly .

FORM

Its for like its [his/its] more gong flatten and there are some middle shares which [is] [common/ public] bump,diameter about 45cm .

VOICE

Kempul [release] higher level voice from [at] gong, kempul which its [of] smaller him [of] its higher voice .

•  GONG

Gong

That gong one of [the] peripheral of Java gamelan which [in] beating, to be made of [by] and tosan of punya.ukuran biggest [of] this appliance [is] usually put down is hindmost, hung [by] [in] tempatn usually. the hanging gong situation [is] made from wood. There [is] two gong type that is: gong of ageng gong and of suwuk .

FORM

Its for is circular, its it[him] flatten but there [is] medial gibbosity .

VOICE

Gong have biggest voice and compared to lowest its tune [of] appliance tone of gamelan its its[his] .

FUNCTION

gong of beated for pressure [in] its shares [of] final him) music accompaniment of gamelan, run low ditabuh banget ( is not interminable) but certain pipe ditabuh waktu.

Peripheral of music of tradhisional this now have its function [of] him of yitu for the tandha of opening or opening of event .

•  GONG AGENG

gong ageng

Gong Ageng that one of the peripheral of Java gamelan which is beated and most of its big, diameter between 80 until 100 cm or [about/around] 24 inch. Gong Ageng also gong suwuk is usually hung in backside .

FORM

Form of Gong Ageng is same as gong generally that is circular. Different of gong size measure is biggest, its surface flatten but jutty. In picture, gong ageng its black colour.

VOICE

Gong of Ageng this have compared to lowest tone of appliance voice of gamelan rarest other also top-drawer ditabuh .

FUNCTION

Gong Ageng is beated for sign finish song.

•  GONG SUWUK

Gong suwuk

Gong Suwuk or Siyem is one of the peripheral Gamelan of Java which is beated and have biggest size measure after gong ageng, its diameter between 50 until 60 cm. Gong Suwuk usually hung in backside with Gong Ageng.

FORM

Form of Gong Suwuk is same precisely with gong ageng small but rather. [in] picture, gong ageng that which [is] its colour more cetha / yellow.

VOICE

Gong Suwuk have compared to higher tone of gong ageng.

FUNCTION

Gong Suwuk (ditabuh) as final sign [of] music before gong ageng (ditabuh)

•  KENONG

kenong

Kenong is one of the peripheral Java of gamelan which [is] (ditabuh). Different with hung gong, kenong in place which its like oscillation, become the way of (ngeso'ake loo) like the [is] same as bonang, and kempyang of kethuk. In group (perangkat) of gamelan which way of (ngeso'akene) swinged [by], kenong have biggest size measure.

SUARA

[In] group peripheral of this hornet gamelan, voice of kenong is smaller and highest become rather its big form inversed with. Its voice more seen because having rather unique timbre .

•  KETHUK

KETHUK

Kethuk one of the peripheral Gamelan of Java which [is] ditabuh. Different with gong, kenong [is] put down in place which [is] the function like oscillation, become the way of placing like with kenong, bonang and kempyang.

FORM

Kethuk's form much the same to with kempyang

•  KEMPYANG

Kempyang one of the peripheral Gamelan of Java which [is] ditabuh. Kempyang is put in place which [is] its function like oscillation , become the way of placing like with kenong, bonang and kethuk.

FORM

Kempyang's form much the same to with kethuk .

•  SARON

SARON

Saron one of the peripheral gamelan of Java which [is] ditabuh. Saron is placed direct in wood blade in two sides under it.

There are 3 type of saron:

Saron Panerus

Saron Barung

Saron Demung (demung)

FORM

Form of this saron much the same with gambang, the different its if blade of saron made of by metal ( good generally bronze), if blade of gambang made of by wood. Beater of saron made of by rather soft wood , its form like hammer. blade of Saron there are 7, each its about/around 20 cm .

6.1 Saron Panerus

Saron Panerus

Panerus Saron one of the peripheral Gamelan of Java which [is] ditabuh. Panerus Saron is placed direct in wood blade in two sides under it. In barrel of slendro, router saron [in] mentioning Pèking

FORM

There are 2 type of saron (yaitu) pelog panerus and slendro panerus. 2 appliance type of panerus this have barrel different each other . Its compared to smaller beater of other saron, which is good to be made of by buffalo horn

SIZE MEASURE

size measure of saron panerus is smaller then saron barung .this compared to smaller panerus [of] barung saron and of demung which [is] its thicker size measure . Higher level [of] its voice [is] its it[him] smaller yg . size measure of saron panerus also there [is] smallest [of] length [about/around] 18 cm and wide 4 cm

VOICE

Saron Panerus have higher voice [of] octave se compared to barung saron

6.3 SARON DEMUNG

Saron Demung

Demung Saron or is often referred that demung. Demung is one of the peripheral Gamelan of Java which is (ditabuh) and including apparatus group of saron

FORM

This is the type of saron biggest size measure. There are 2 type of saron demung that is pelog demung and slendro demung. 2 type panerus apparatus have barrel different each other

SIZE MEASURE

size measure of saron this biggest demung which is group of saron its size measure about 35,5 wide and long Cm 9 Cm

VOICE

Saron Demung have lowest voice in group of saron

•  SLENTHEM

Slenthem

Slenthem is one of the peripheral Gamelan of Java which is ditabuh. Slenthem is put down in place which its like oscillation and below/under the slenthem there's tube /cylinder to release the voice echo

FORM

Form of Slenthem this much the same to with gender.

•  SLENTHO

Slentho

Slentho is one of the peripheral gamelan of java which is beated. Apparatus of Gamelan is much the same to with saron. Barrel of Slentho below/under him of demung become if classified in family of saron, Slentho have shortest barrel, about one octave below/under demung saron.

This apparatus now rather is not public weared because many its function there in apparatus of slenthem, which is esih for this its apparatus it patterns of gamelan ancient like sekaten gamelan.

FORM

Form of Slentho this much the same to with apparatus of saron generally, have 7 size measure, put down in grobogan, the difference with saron only in the middle of the appliance there is gibbosity which like bonang

VOICE

Tone voice slentho like with slenthem only clearer and harder .

•  KENDHANG

Kendhang

Kendhang is one of the appliance gamelan of java, beated wear combination between finger and palm. In modern music, this appliance is classified [by] percussion appliance. Kendhang put in place prop of wood which its form like letter of Y

FORM

Its Form almost cylinder, symmetrical, in one of the compared to rather big side of other side. The lion's share is generally put beside beater right. Kendhang its compared to smaller size measure then bedhug

TYPE

There are 4 type of kendhang which is generally Used in gamelan that is ( sequence from biggest [of] its size measure) :

•  Gendhing Kendhang have shortest

•  Puppets Kendhang

•  Kendhang Bar or of ciblon

•  Ketipung Kendhang, have highest voice tone

FUNCTION

Appliance of Gamelan its to arrange rhythm as well as to arrange music tempo to be is regular. Sometime kendhang also for the sign of acts in music of gamelan and in final cover/conclusion of voice

TYPE VOICE AND WAY OF BEATING

many voice type which can classified of apparatus of kendhang is between:

Dlong: this voice exit from middle part of kendhang (except: ketipung), beated with all fingers and palm. This voice have shortest tone

Dhah: this voice exit from periphery or side part of big kendhang ( except ketipung kendhang), beated to wear all fingers and palm

Thung: this voice exit from middle part of big kendhang, beated with finger. If in ketipung kendhang, this voice exit from part of big kendhang but beated with finger or thumb.

Ket: this voice exit from middle place of kendhang which is big to be, beated to wear finger top the core important the index finger top, middle finger, ring finger and [is] indirectly discharged

Tong : this voice exit of periphery or side part of kendhang which is small to be, beated to use middle fingertip, ring finger and of lansung discharged

Tak : voice this go out from part of kendhang which is small to be, beated to use all palm and finger. This voice have highest tone.

Deng: this voice exit from part of kendhang which is big to be, beated to use all finger, there [is] which beside periphery of kendhang

NOTATION

Notation voice kendhang used occasionally that is:

voice of Dlong deputized by symbol of D

Voice dhah deputized by symbol of b

Voice thung deputized by symbol of p

Voice ket deputized by symbol of k

Barrel voice deputized by symbol of o

Voice do not deputize by symbol of t

Voice deng deputized by symbol of B

Source Of : Day of Kendhang Sub-Province of Madiun

including pictures: http://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piranti_gamelan_Jawa