Im buying a 29cm dinner gong for my drum kit (im in a prog band). But i dont know whether to keep it on its 'stand' which is like an ornemental thing Or the other option that occurs to me is to drill a hole in the middle and put in on a regular stand like a china cymbal. What are your thoughts?
Jack

You'll loose some of the unique sounds found in gongs if you mount it by drilling a hole in the center. You can do that, but I sure wouldn't. Leave it as it is ... hang/mount it from a stand or rack.

Drilling a center hole will intensify the node that already exists at the center. There are gongs on the market that are designed with the hole in the center.

If you are wanting to use this gong as a ride cymbal, then drill the hole. It will sound nice, but its just not going to sound exactly the same as if the gong was suspended or hung the way it was designed.

I made a stand for mine out of 1/2" black pipe from the local home store. I have it at a height that is easy to reach from the kit. I also have extra pipes of different lengths to change the height if I need to. If you would like detailed info let me know.

The gong stand in UC Berkeley is made out of metal plumbing pipes too. Really nicely made with dolly wheels at the bottom...