There's a store in SF which sells gongs and other Chinese instruments

Posted by Chris from Lafayette (A) on June 10, 2020 at 15:41:35

In Reply to: One of the Percussionists at the Ballet posted by oldmkvi on June 10, 2020 at 14:49:32:

I'm familiar with it because, for whatever reason, whenever the (UK) Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music sends out their examiners to the SF area, their auditions are always held in that store. There are some teachers and parents here who prefer the ABRSM examinations to the more common MTA (Music Teachers Association) or ASTA (American String Teachers Association) examinations. When you're waiting to go into the exam room (I'm often there as the piano accompanist to whichever of our many fine local babe violinists is auditioning), you sometimes get seated near all the gongs - and you have to have a lot of self control to restrain yourself from getting up and whacking the daylights out of those things! ;-)

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Topic - Is my "Gong Thwacks Matter" Campaign Finally Taking Off? Very Pleased to see Hurwitz' Subtle Endorsement - jdaniel@jps.net 18:08:09 06/09/20 (14)

RE: Here's a Gong for ya but it's kinda "Rank" - B. Scarpia 17:19:55 06/10/20 (0)

Dance of the Seven Vails/Ashkenazy/Cleveland CD. - oldmkvi 11:32:57 06/10/20 (0)

Dave's been judging recordings by the intensity of the gong thwacks for a long time! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 10:18:43 06/10/20 (4)

So he's No Gong, No Listen? Maybe he should just buy a real one. - oldmkvi 11:52:29 06/10/20 (3)

IIRC, I think he does have his own (I'm serious) - Chris from Lafayette 14:16:23 06/10/20 (2)

One of the Percussionists at the Ballet - oldmkvi 14:49:32 06/10/20 (1)

There's a store in SF which sells gongs and other Chinese instruments - Chris from Lafayette 15:41:35 06/10/20 (0)

RE: Is my "Gong Thwacks Matter" Campaign Finally Taking Off? Very Pleased to see Hurwitz' Subtle Endorsement - alc777 01:19:17 06/10/20 (6)

Yes - that's a beautiful older style cover - Chris from Lafayette 10:28:41 06/10/20 (5)

RE: Yes - that's a beautiful older style cover - alc777 19:34:14 06/10/20 (0)

Warhol Sketched a few Epic Covers as well. Valuable. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 17:57:25 06/10/20 (3)

Valuable?! - alc777 19:32:53 06/10/20 (2)

Chopin Nocturnes. Of all the Warhol covers, it's only one I would keep. - jdaniel@jps.net 19:38:04 06/10/20 (1)

RE: Chopin Nocturnes. Of all the Warhol covers, it's only one I would keep. - alc777 19:42:22 06/10/20 (0)

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