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Ranad Ek

Ranad Ek is a kind of high-pitched xylophone, It is a Thai traditional instrument in the percussion family, consists of 21-22 wooden bars suspended by cords over a boat-shaped body and struck by two mallets that produces a bright, crisp tone. The keys are tuned over a range of three octaves from approximately F3 to F6 or can be tuned in chromatic scale.

Ranad Ek Lek

The Ranad Ek Lek is a metallophone used in Thai classical music. It consists of 21-22 flat metal slabs placed over a rectangular wooden body. It is played with two bamboo sticks with padded ends and produce gentle, metallic sound. Ranad Ek Lek is very similar to Khmer Roneat Dek.

Ranad Tum

Ranad Tum is low pitched xylophone used in Thai classical music. It consists of 17-18 wooden keys which stretched over a boat-shaped resonator. The shape looks like a Ranad Ek, but it is lower and wider. Usually tuned approximately in Db3 – F5 or can be tuned in chromatic scale.

Ranad Tum Lek

Ranad Tum Lek is a Thai traditional metallophone which produces beautiful soft resonant sound. It is made of brass or bronze beaten or molded into the desired shape with different sizes in a total number of 16-17 flat metal slabs, played with two bamboo sticks with padded ends.

Khong Wong Yai

Khong Wong Yai is a Thai traditional melodic percussion instrument similar to Gamelan. It has 16 tuned bossed gongs in a rattan frame bend into semi-circle shape. It can be played as the main melody instrument or provides harmony in form of intervals and chord arpeggios.

Khong Wong Lek

Khong Wong Lek is a Thai traditional melodic percussion instrument. There are 18 gongs in a rattan frame bend into semi-circle shape. It is similar to Khong Wong Yai but it is smaller in size, has higher pitch. It can be played as the main melody instrument or provides harmony in form of intervals and chord arpeggios.

Pong Lang

Pong lang is a type of wooden xylophone from Isan region of Northeast Thailand. The instrument can be played as solo instrument or in pair with one player playing melody and the other harmonizing. Players use two curved hardwood mallets to create the sounds. The sound of Pong Lang is often described as energetic and joyful.

Pong Lang Lek

Pong lang Lek is a type of metal xylophone from Isan region of Northeast Thailand, it is similar to Pong Lang but smaller in size and higher in pitch, It has a tone similar to metal xylophone.

Mak Kalong

A set of cowbells made of metal. Mak along was create by Mr. Plueng Chairashmi in 1995. Instead of using wooden stick for making Pong Lang, Mr. Plueng invented Pong Lang that made from cowbells. Mak Kalong creates a long sustain sound which featured as the ending note of many phrase in songs. Mak Kalong was added into Pong Lang ensemble for having some Mid-low timbre.