Pictures and descriptions of the various instruments in a Javenese gamelan can be found here:
http://joglosemar.co.id/gamelan.html

I think the instruments in Sundanese and Balinese gamelans vary somewhat.

It may be of interest that gong is one of the few words English has adopted from Javanese.

The instrument I think looks the most fun to play is the Sundanese angklung.

A Bandung high school's angklung ensemble has put together a website (in English and Indonesian) with MIDI's for those interested.

http://www.angklung.mainpage.net/

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