Pande Made Gableran Gamelan Foundry Blahbatuh Bali Indonesia 1996
A tour of a Balinese gamelan foundry led by a master metalsmith from the Pande clan. Documents alloy preparation, bronze casting of keys and gongs, shaping, cooling, filing and polishing, plus construction of wooden frames and carving. Also shows the sensitive tuning process and finishing steps that contribute to ensemble coherence and characteristic sonority in Balinese gamelan making.
