Where Is Gambang Found?

The gambang is a xylophone idiophone of the Javanese people of Java, Indonesia.

Is gambang a metallophone?

gambang. The Gambang looks like a metallophone instrument, however, its bars are made of wood rather than bronze. There used to be two types of Gambang, a Gambang with bronze bars and a Gambang with wooden bars.

What is a gambang used for?

A gambang, properly called a gambang kayu ('wooden gambang') is a xylophone-like instrument used among peoples of Indonesia in gamelan and kulintang, with wooden bars as opposed to the metallic ones of the more typical metallophones in a gamelan.