Instrument makers have made gongs for thousands of years and are deserving of their reputation of making the best in the world. Many processes go into creating the special sound of a Gong including fine toning as a result of hand-hammering... Some bang a gong at the start and end of each day. In some places gongs are struck 108 times because it s believed that sentient beings have 108 types of worries. The teaching is this upon hearing the gong worries will cease wisdom will grow.. . Nothing has the ability to transport us to another time and place quite like the brilliant resonance of a gong. Handcrafted using traditional methods Woodstock Gongs bring the ancient Eastern wonders home.