Tihingan Village in Klungkung, the Center of Gamelan Craft in Bali
Tihingan
village is one of the villages in Banjarangkan subdistrict, Klungkung
being renowned as the central producer of traditional gamelan musical
instrument. On that account, the buyer or gamelan players from various
regions in Bali, even outside the region, often come to this central
producer of gamelan in Bali.Chief of Tihingan customary village, I Made Soma Wandita, said the village was inhabited by 174 households with a population of 832 people. Of that number, about 90 percent was gamelan craftsman. The rest had profession as farmer, trader, carpenter, civil servant and police. Therefore, the majority of people chose to work at their home village rather than outside the area.
The profession of making gamelan instrument is carried out through generations. In general there are two groups of gamelan artisan, namely the group in charge of making and forming various kinds of gamelan instruments and those being competent in calibrating the gamelan tones.http://bali-travelnews.com
