(3RD YEAR)
> KHRYANG SII - refers to the bowed instruments
> KHRYNAG TII - refers to the hit or beaten instruments
* KHRYANG DITT
> JAKHAE
- believed to be developed from the earlier Phin instruments
- made to be played sitting horizontally on the floor or ground. The player is
seated while playing because it seems so natural in his position
- the body or case of the instrument resemble to the shape of a crocodile
and the front represent the crocodile jaws. The body of the instrument
made hollow as resonance chamber
- the word "jakhae" was taken from the crocodile name "jaw-ra-khae" and
was gradually shortened to jakhae.
- it is believed that its origin evolved from Indian's Vina
- has three strings along the top of the body and has eleven frets
- before, it is considered most suitable for solo playing
- it is an important member of all string ensemble in Thailand
> KRAJAPII
- is a four-stringed phin
- the resonance chamber or sound box is made flat which resemble the body
of a guitar
- body is 2 3/4 " deep, 17 1/2" long and 16" wide. Extending above the body is
a long, tampering neck, the end of which is flat and curves backward away
from the strings
- the name "Krajapii" comes from the Javanese word "Gatchapi", which
comes from the Pali-Sanskrit word, "gatchapa", which means turtle.
- suspected that it came from Indo-Chinese peninsula.
* KHRYANG SII
> SAW SAM SAI
- resembled the Japanese Shamisen and the Chinese San Hsien
- bowed instrument with fiddle and it has three strings and has no frets
- body of the instrument is made from half coconut shell
- the open part of the shell is covered with goat or calf-skin
- size and pitch of the instrument depend on the size of the coconut shell
* KHRYANG TII (made of metals)
> RANAD EK LEK
- has metal keys and it originated during the reign of King Rama IV
- at first, the keys were made of brass and the instrument was called ranad
thawng. Later, the keys were made also of iron or an alloy, but in both
cases the keys closely resemble thos of the ramad ek in terms of pitches
> RANAD THUM LEK
- idea for this instrument is attributed to the brother of King Rama IV, who
was known during that reign as the "second king". He thought of making
another instrument in the same style as ranak ek lek, but in lower tone
- the keys are made in the same shape but larger, giving deeper tones
> KHAWNG WONG YAI
- "circle of gongs"
- circular stand for the series of gongs
- framework is almost circle or oval, inside of which the player sits
