Traditional Thai musical instruments ( th, เครื่องดนตรีไทย, ) are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical music of

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. They comprise a wide range of wind, string, and percussion instruments played by both the

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majority as well as the nation's

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. In the traditional Thai system of

organology Organology (from Ancient Greek () 'instrument' and (), 'the study of') is the science of musical instruments and their classifications. It embraces study of instruments' history, instruments used in different cultures, technical aspects of how i ...

, they are classified into four categories, by the action used in playing: #Plucking (plucked string instruments; , ''khrueang dit'') #Bowing (bowed string instruments; , ''khrueang si'') #Striking (percussion instruments and hammered dulcimer; , ''khrueang ti'') #Blowing (wind instruments; , ''khrueang pao'') Traditional Thai musical instruments also are classified into four categories, by the region of

in which they are used.

String

Plucked

Krachappi Krachappi (Thai: กระจับปี่, pronounced ra.tɕàp.pìː, also spelled Grajabpi, is plucked, fretted lute of Thailand, used in central Thai classical music. It has four strings in two courses that are plucked with a plectru ...

(กระจับปี่) - ancient fretted lute * Chakhe (จะเข้) - crocodile-shaped fretted floor zither with three strings. The first two strings are made from silk, and the last is made from bronze *

Phin The phin ( th, พิณ, ) is a type of lute with a pear-shaped body, originating in the Isan region of Thailand and played mostly by ethnic Laotians in Thailand and Laos. It has frets on the neck over which two or three metal strings run that a ...

(พิณ) - three-stringed lute used in the Isan region * Phin phia (พิณเพียะ) - chest-resonated stick zither played by the Northern Thai people *

Sueng The ''sueng'' ( th, wikt:ซึง, ซึง, Burmese language, Burmese: ၄ကြိုးထပ်ပို (ဆီုင်), , also spelled ''seung'' or ''süng'') is a plucked fretted lute from the Northern Thailand, northern (Lanna) region ...

(ซึง) - plucked lute from the northern region * Phin hai (พิณไห) or ''hai song'' (ไหซอง) - a set of earthenware jars with rubber bands stretched over the open mouths

Bowed

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(ซอด้วง) - higher two-string fiddle with hardwood body; used in classical music *

Saw sam sai The ''saw sam sai'' ( th, ซอสามสาย, , , also spelled ''saw samsai'', and occasionally called simply ''sam sai''; literally 'three-stringed fiddle') is a traditional bowed string instrument of Thailand. It is in the ''saw'' family ...

(ซอสามสาย) - three-string spike fiddle with coconut shell body; used in classical music; also known as the most beautiful of the fiddles *

Saw u The ''saw u'' ( th, ซออู้, , ; also spelled ''saw ou'') is a Thai bowed string instrument. It has a lower pitch than the saw duang and is the lowest sounding of the saw family. Reliable evidence shows that pattern of the Saw U was prob ...

(ซออู้) - lower two-string fiddle with a coconut shell body; used in classical music * Saw saw krapawng (ซอกระป๋อง)- two-string fiddles with body made from a metal can; used in the Isan region; ''saw krapong'' is smaller *

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(ซอปี๊บ) In a larger version of the saw krapang, the resonator is made of aluminum or large stainless steel crafted into the box. Bamboo neck and wooden pegs (shaft), it uses steel strings. The sound is lower than that of saw krapang. Usually, saw pip is only for the blind and beggars used for the purpose of busking to earn money. * Saw bang/Saw phu thai (ซอบั้ง) - a made from bamboo, used in the Isan region. It is similar ''xi xa lo'' of

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. *

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(สะล้อ) - two- or three-string spike fiddle used in the northern region

Struck

Khim The ''khim'' ( th, ขิม ; lo, ຂິມ ; km, ឃឹម ) is a stringed musical instrument derived from the Mesopotamian or Persian Santur. It is similar to the Hammered Dulcimer or Cimbalom. This ''khim'' was introduced to Thailand fro ...

(ขิม) -

hammered dulcimer The hammered dulcimer (also called the hammer dulcimer) is a percussion-stringed instrument which consists of strings typically stretched over a trapezoidal resonant sound board. The hammered dulcimer is set before the musician, who in more trad ...

was classified as an idiophone

Percussion

Drums

Taphon 200px, ''taphon'' The taphon ( th, ตะโพน, ) is a traditional drum of Thailand. It is barrel-shaped with two heads, and is played by the hands and fingers of both hands, much like the more popular congas. Originally called the Sa Pho ...

(ตะโพน) or ''klawng taphon'' (กลองตะโพน) - sacred barrel drum; played with the hands and used in the ''piphat'' ensemble and it is an membranophone *

Taphon mon 200px, ''taphon'' The taphon ( th, ตะโพน, ) is a traditional drum of Thailand. It is barrel-shaped with two heads, and is played by the hands and fingers of both hands, much like the more popular congas. Originally called the Sa Phon ...

(ตะโพนมอญ) - large drum played with the hand, used in the ''piphat mon'' *

Klong that ''Klong that'' ( th, กลองทัด, ) are large barrel drums used in the classical music of Thailand. They are played with large wooden sticks. They are usually played in a pair and used in the piphat ensemble. Drums of this kind have al ...

(กลองทัด) - large drum played with sticks; usually played in a pair and used in the ''piphat'' ensemble * Klong chatri (กลองชาตรี), also known as ''klong tuk'' (กลองตุ๊ก) - same as ''klong that'' but smaller, played with sticks; used in the ''

piphat chatri A ''piphat'' is a kind of ensemble in the classical music of Thailand, which features wind and percussion instruments. It is considered the primary form of ensemble for the interpretation of the most sacred and "high-class" compositions of the ...

'' *

Rammana The ''thon and rammana'' ( th, โทนรำมะนา, ) are hand drums played as a pair in Thai classical music. It consists of two drums: the ''thon'' (โทน), a goblet drum with a ceramic or wooden body and the '' rammana'' (รำม ...

(รำมะนา) - frame drum; played with the hand * Thon (โทน) -

goblet drum The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, darabuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tumbak, or zerbaghali; arz, دربوكة / Romanized: ) is a single-head membranophone with a goblet- ...

; played with the hand ** Thon chatri (โทนชาตรี) ** Thon mahori (โทนมโหรี) *

Klong thap The ''klong thap'' ( th, กลองทับ, ) is a goblet-shaped drum used for providing the changes of rhythm and also for supporting rhythm of the Nora (Southern dance drama). Its length is about 40-50 centimeters. The body is made from he ...

(กลองทับ) - goblet drum used primarily in southern Thai folk music, also used to create a beat in southern that shows or ''

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'' shows. *

Klong khaek ''Klong khaek'' ( th, wikt:กลองแขก, กลองแขก, ) is a type of double-headed barrel drum used in Thai music. The term literally means "Indian drum" from the words ''klong'' (กลอง) meaning drum and ''Keling, Khaek ...

(กลองแขก) - barrel drum; played with the hands and generally played in pairs * Klong song na (กลองสองหน้า) - barrel drum; played with the hands *

Klong yao Klong yao ( th, กลองยาว, ), called Khawng yao in Laos, is a long drum used in Thailand and Laos. It is generally slung over the shoulder and played with the hands. It has a wooden body and a drumhead made from water buffalo skin, an ...

(กลองยาว) - long drum; played with the hands * Poeng mang khok (เปิงมางคอก), or simply ''poeng mang'' (เปิงมาง) - set of tuned drums used in the ''

piphat mon A ''piphat'' is a kind of ensemble in the classical music of Thailand, which features wind and percussion instruments. It is considered the primary form of ensemble for the interpretation of the most sacred and "high-class" compositions of the ...

'' * Klong bantho (กลองบัณเฑาะว์) - smallest hourglass pellet drum, like the

Damaru A damaru ( sa, डमरु, ; Tibetan ཌ་མ་རུ་ or རྔ་ཆུང) is a small two-headed drum, used in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism. In Hinduism, the damaru is known as the instrument of the deity Shiva, associated with Tant ...

and

Dhadd Dhadd ( pa, ਢੱਡ), also spelled as Dhad or Dhadh is an hourglass-shaped traditional musical instrument native to Punjab that is mainly used by the Dhadi singers. It is also used by other folk singers of the region. Design and playing T ...

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; used in the Royal Thai Brahmanism-Hinduism Ceremony or ritual about the

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* Klong seng (กลองเส็ง), Klong ching (กลองจิ่ง), or Klong tae (กลองแตะ) - large drum played with sticks; generally played in pairs and used in competition in the Isan region, particularly by the

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people

Gong chimes

Khong wong lek The ''khong wong lek'' ( th, ฆ้องวงเล็ก, ) is a gong circle used in Thai classical music. It has 18 tuned bossed gongs, and is smaller and higher in pitch than the ''khong wong yai''. Both instruments are played in the sam ...

(ฆ้องวงเล็ก) - higher gong circle; comprises many small tuned bossed gongs mounted in a rattan frame *

Khong wong yai The ''khong wong yai'' ( th, ฆ้องวงใหญ่, ) is a circle with gongs used in the music of Thailand. It has 16 tuned bossed gongs in a rattan frame and is played with two beaters. The player sits in the center of the circle. It i ...

(ฆ้องวงใหญ่)- lower gong circle; comprises many small tuned bossed gongs mounted in a rattan frame *

Khong mon The ''pat kon'' ( mnw, ဗာတ်ကွေန်) is a graduated brass gong chime associated with the Mon people of mainland Southeast Asia. The ''pat kon'' has been absorbed into the traditional musical ensembles of neighboring Southeast Asian s ...

(ฆ้องมอญ) - set of many small tuned bossed gongs arranged in vertical curved frame; usually primarily in funeral music * Khong rang (ฆ้องราง) - set of eight tuned gongs suspended horizontally in a straight frame; similar to the southern Philippine ''

kulintang Kulintang ( id, kolintang, ms, kulintangan) is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of music composed on a row of small, horizontally laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs and drums. As part of ...

''; rare

Pitched percussion

Ranat ''Ranat'' ( th, ระนาด, , also spelled ''ranad'' or ''ranaat'') is the generic name for keyboard percussion instruments used in the music of Thailand. The bars of the various types of ''ranat'' may be made from hardwood or bamboo ('' rana ...

(ระนาด) - trough-resonated keyboard percussion instrument; generally played with two mallets and used in Thai classical and theater music **

Ranat ek The ''ranat ek'' ( th, ระนาดเอก, , "also xylophone") is a Thai musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of 21 wooden bars suspended by cords over a boat-shaped trough resonator and struck by two mallets. It is us ...

(ระนาดเอก) - higher xylophone, with bars usually made of hardwood **

Ranat thum The ''ranat thum'' ( th, ระนาดทุ้ม, ) is a low pitched xylophone used in the music of Thailand. It has 18 wooden keys, which are stretched over a boat-shaped trough resonator. Its shape looks like a ''ranat ek'', but it is lowe ...

(ระนาดทุ้ม) - lower xylophone, with bamboo or hardwood bars **

Ranat ek lek The ''ranat ek lek'' ( th, ระนาดเอกเหล็ก, ) is a metallophone used in the classical music of Thailand. It is the smaller of the two sizes of Thai metallophone; the larger one is called ''ranat thum lek The ''ranat t ...

(ระนาดเอกเหล็ก) - higher

metallophone A metallophone is any musical instrument in which the sound-producing body is a piece of metal (other than a metal string), consisting of tuned metal bars, tubes, rods, bowls, or plates. Most frequently the metal body is struck to produce sound, ...

Ranat thum lek The ''ranat thum lek'' ( th, ระนาดทุ้มเหล็ก, ) is a metallophone used in the classical music of Thailand. It is the larger of the two sizes of Thai metallophone; the smaller one is called ''ranat ek lek The ''ra ...

(ระนาดทุ้มเหล็ก) - lower metallophone **

Ranat kaeo The ''ranat kaeo'' ( th, ระนาดแก้ว, ) is a crystallophone consisting of struck glass bars of varying length, used in the classical music of Thailand. It is usually played with a soft padded mallet. Related instruments *Xylophone ...

(ระนาดแก้ว) -

crystallophone A crystallophone is a musical instrument that produces sound from glass. One of the best known crystallophones is the glass harmonica, a set of rotating glass bowls which produce eerie, clear tones when rubbed with a wet finger. Musical glas ...

; very rare *

Pong lang The pong lang ( th, โปงลาง, , ) is a xylophone from the Isan region of northeast Thailand. The instrument may be played as a standalone instrument, in pairs with one player playing melody and the other harmonizing, or as part of an o ...

(โปงลาง) - pentatonic log xylophone used in the Isan region

Gongs

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(ฆ้องชัย), also called ''khong hui'' (ฆ้องหุ่ย) or ''khong mui'' (ฆ้องมุ่ย) - huge hanging bossed gong used for indicating time *

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(ฆ้องโหม่ง) or ''mong'' (โหม่ง) - medium-sized hanging bossed gong used in Thai ensembles * Khong meng (ฆ้องเหม่ง) or ''khong kratae'' (ฆ้องกระแต) - small bossed gong used as a signaling device and in traditional parades with ''klawng yao'' * Khong rao (ฆ้องราว) - three bossed gongs (small, medium, and large) suspended vertically in a wooden frame; rare * Khong khu (ฆ้องคู่) - pair of small bossed gongs suspended horizontally in a wooden box; used in theater music and music of southern Thailand * Wong khong chai (วงฆ้องชัย) - set of seven large bossed gongs suspended vertically in a circular frame; rare

Clappers

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(กรับ) - clapper ** Krap phuang (กรับพวง) - bundle of hardwood and brass slats, tied together at one end ** Krap sepha (กรับเสภา) - pair of bamboo or hardwood sticks

Cymbals

* Ching (ฉิ่ง) - pair of small, thick cymbals joined by a cord; used to mark time * Chap (ฉาบ) - pair of flat cymbals joined by a cord ** Chap lek (ฉาบเล็ก) - smaller ** Chap yai (ฉาบใหญ่) - larger

Bell

* Kangsdal (กังสดาล) - bell made from bronze, usually used in ancient monk rituals

Shaken bamboo

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(อังกะลุง) - set of tuned bamboo tubes mounted in a frame and shaken; generally played by a group. Comes from Indonesia.

Wind

Flutes

Khlui The ''khlui'' ( th, ขลุ่ย, ) is a vertical duct bamboo flute from Thailand. Originated before or during the Sukhothai period (AD 1238–1583) along with many other Thai instruments. But, it was officially recorded as a Thai instrume ...

(ขลุ่ย) - vertical duct flute made of bamboo, hardwood, or plastic ** Khlui lib (ขลุ่ยหลิบ or ขลุ่ยหลีบ; treble); not commonly used ** Khlui phiang aw (ขลุ่ยเพียงออ; medium) **

Khlui u The ''khlui'' ( th, ขลุ่ย, ) is a vertical duct bamboo flute from Thailand. Originated before or during the Sukhothai period (AD 1238–1583) along with many other Thai instruments. But, it was officially recorded as a Thai instrume ...

(ขลุ่ยอู้; bass); not commonly used * Wot (โหวด) - circular

panpipe A pan flute (also known as panpipes or syrinx) is a musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting of multiple pipes of gradually increasing length (and occasionally girth). Multiple varieties of pan flutes have been ...

used in the

Isan Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/ th, อีสาน, ; lo, ອີສານ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ''īsānna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provin ...

region. Play by holding between the hands, and while rotating, blow downwards into the pipes.

Free-reed

Khaen The ''khene'' (; spelled "Can" in English; Lao: ແຄນ; th, แคน, , ; km, គែន - ''Ken''; Vietnamese: ''khèn'') is a Lao mouth organ whose pipes, which are usually made of bamboo, are connected with a small, hollowed-out h ...

( แคน) - mouth organ used in the Isan region ** Khaen hok (แคนหก, ''hok'' meaning "six") - small ''khaen'' with 12 pipes in two rows of 6; usually used by children or beginners, or sold to tourists ** Khaen jet (แคนเจ็ด, ''jet'' meaning "seven") - medium-sized khaen with 14 pipes in two rows of 7 ** Khaen paet (แคนแปด, ''paet'' meaning "eight") - medium-sized ''khaen'' with 16 pipes in two rows of 8; the most commonly used variety ** Khaen gao (แคนเก้า, ''gao'' meaning "nine") - ''khaen'' with 18 pipes in two rows of 9; usually very long ** Khaen sip (แคนสิบ, ''sip'' meaning "ten") - an "improved" version of the ''khaen paet''; little used * Pi chum (ปี่จุม; called ปี่ซอ ''pi so'' in northern Thailand) - free reed pipe used in the northern region *

Gourd mouth organ The gourd mouth organ is a free reed mouth organ played across East and Southeast Asia. It consists of a gourd wind chest with several bamboo or bronze pipes inserted on top of it, the numbers of pipes differing from region to region.Sachs, C. ...

- used by the Akha (called ''lachi''),

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(called ''fulu''), and Lahu (called ''naw'') peoples of the upland regions of northern Thailand * Jaw harp (called ''chongnong'' (จ้องหน่อง) in central Thailand and ''huen'' (หืน) in northeast Thailand) - played primarily among

of northern Thailand, as well as by the people of the Isan region.

Oboes

* Pi (ปี่) - quadruple- or double-reed oboe ** Pi chanai (ปี่ไฉน) - possibly derived from the Indian ''

shehnai The ''shehnai'' is a musical instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is made of wood, with a double reed at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end.Pi chawa ''Pi'' ( th, ปี่, ) is the generic term for any of a variety of quadruple reed oboes used in the traditional music of Thailand, ''piphat''. It is very similar in construction and playing technique to Burmese Hne and Cambodian '' sralai''. ...

(ปี่ชวา) - used to accompany

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** Pi klang (ปี่กลาง) ** Pi mon (ปี่มอญ; မွန်နှဲ) - large double-reed oboe with detachable metal bell; used for funeral music ** Pi nai (ปี่ใน) - standard leading instrument used in the ''

piphat A ''piphat'' is a kind of ensemble in the classical music of Thailand, which features wind and percussion instruments. It is considered the primary form of ensemble for the interpretation of the most sacred and "high-class" compositions of the ...

'' ensemble ** Pi nok (ปี่นอก)

Horns

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(แตร) - metal horn * Sang (สังข์) -

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shell horn; also called ''trae sang'' (แตรสังข์) or ''Sangkhla'' * Thai fanfare trumpet - used only in royal ceremonies

Central

Jakhe The ''chakhe'' ( Lao: ຈະເຂ້, , th, จะเข้, , also spelled ''jakhe'' or ''ja-khe''), or ''krapeu'' ( km, ក្រពើ; also called ''takhe'', km, តាខេ, ''takhe'', ''takkhe'' or ''charakhe''), is a fretted floor zithe ...

* Pi *

Thon rammana The ''thon and rammana'' ( th, โทนรำมะนา, ) are hand drums played as a pair in Thai classical music. It consists of two drums: the ''thon'' (โทน), a goblet drum with a ceramic or wooden body and the ''rammana'' (รำม� ...

Glong khaek ''Klong khaek'' ( th, กลองแขก, ) is a type of double-headed barrel drum used in Thai music. The term literally means "Indian drum" from the words ''klong'' (กลอง) meaning drum and '' Khaek'' (แขก) meaning Indian or ...

Glong songna ''Klong song na'' ( th, กลองสองหน้า, or ) is a Thai barrel drum. ''Song na'' means "two faces", and the drum has two heads that are played with the hands. It is used primarily in the ''piphat A ''piphat'' is a kind of ...

Northeast

*Huen - This drum is shaped like a drum that is used in the ''puang mang kog'' set. It is always played with a ''

'' ensemble. *

- mouth organ * Wot - a circular panpipe made of 6-9 various lengths of small bamboo pipes. Play by holding between the hands, and while rotating, blow downwards into the pipes. (''mai-ruak'' or ''mai-hia'', ''mai-ku-khan'') *

- a fretted, plucked lute *

- log xylophone played by two players with hard stick. Its shape is like a xylophone consisting of 15 wooden bars stringed together *

(Kabue) - one of the important instruments in the ''mahori khamen'' ensemble. It has three strings *

Grajabpi Krachappi (Thai: กระจับปี่, pronounced ra.tɕàp.pìː, also spelled Grajabpi, is plucked, fretted lute of Thailand, used in central Thai classical music. It has four strings in two courses that are plucked with a plectru ...

- The ''krachappi'' is a plucked stringed instrument. Its turtle shape sound box is made of jackfruit wood *Saw kan truem - a bowed string instrument with a wooden soundbox, the head of which is covered with snakeskin. *Saw phu thai - a

tube zither The tube zither is a stringed musical instrument in which a tube functions both as an instrument's neck and its soundbox. As the neck, it holds strings taut and allows them to vibrate. As a soundbox or it modifies the sound and transfers it to ...

Idiochord An idiochord ( la, idio – "self", chord – "string", also known as a drum zither) is a musical instrument in which the "string" of the instrument is made from the same material as its resonating body. Such instruments may be found in the Indian O ...

made from bamboo, played by

Isan people The Isan people ( th, คนอีสาน, , ; lo, ຄົນອີສານ; my, အီသန် လူမျိုး) or literally Northeastern people are an ethnic group group native to Northeastern Thailand with an estimated population of ...

*Glong kan truem - a single-headed drum *Pi salai - a double-reed oboe accompanied with ''

kantrum Kantrum ( th, กันตรึม, km, កន្ដ្រឹម) is a type of folk music played by the Khmer in Isan, Thailand, living near the border with Cambodia. It is a fast, traditional dance music. In its purest form, cho-kantrum, sin ...

'' ensemble *Krap khu - a pair of hard wooden bars two pairs made a set, played with both hands as percussion in "Kantruem ensemble".

North

- a bowed fiddle with three strings and a free bow. The resonator is made of coconut shell cut off on one side. *

- is a plucked string instrument, made of teak or hardwood. A round sound hole is cut on the top soundboard. *

- The same as the Central Thai ''khlui''. * Pi chum (called ''pi so'' in northern Thailand) - a free reed pipe made of bamboo, with a single metal reed * Pi nae - a double reed oboe that resembles the ''saranai'' or ''chani'' but larger in size; it is made of wood and usually accompanies the large gong. * Phin phia - or sometimes simply called "pia" or "phia". The body is made from a coconut shell. * Glong teng thing - Klong Teng-thing is a two faced tabular drum and used as one of percussive instrument. * Talotpot - or Malotpot is a two-faced tubular drum of 100 centimeters long. * Glong tingnong - The biggest and longest drum with one face made of hide about 3–4 metres long. * Glong sabat chai - The most famous drum in northern, hanging on the double wooden bars carried by men

South

* Thap - The goblet-shaped drum used for providing the changes of rhythm and also for supporting rhythm of the Nora (Southern dance drama). * Glong nora - Klong nora or Klong nang: a barrel-shaped drum used to accompany the Nora dance or the Nang talung (Shadow puppet) performance *

Mong ching Mong may refer to: People *A proposed original name for the Hmong people, based on the main group, the Mong community * Bob Mong (), American journalist and academic administrator *Henry Mong (), American surgeon and Presbyterian missionary *Mong ...

- Mong and Ching: two important percussion instruments used for accompanying the ''Nora'' dance (dance drama) and the ''Nang talung'' (shadow puppet) performance. *Khong khu - pair of small bossed gongs suspended horizontally in a wooden box; used in theater music and music of southern Thailand * Pi - a quadruple-reed oboe type with six finger holes producing at least three octaves of pitches range. * Trae phuang - Trae phuang or Krap phung: a percussion used to provide rhythmic punctuation of the Nora ensemble.

References

External links

The Traditional Music and Instruments of Thailand

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