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"Pin"

Pin is string instrument of Thai E-san area. Play in Moh-lum music.

There are 3 type of Pin ,2 string, 3 string and 4 string. Its shape also difference depends on the maker.

This one is the second Pin I made around july 1995 by copied it from my teacher. And in year 1998 I routed the body edge with curve bevel router bit and changed friction peg to gear tuning machine.

- Hand chisel routed solid "Kanoon wood" for make hollow body.

- 2 mm Kanoon sound board with flower sound hole.

- Lacquer finish

- "Naka head" carved on extend head

- 17 steel medium frets (diatonic), 22" scale length.

- Over all size long 38", width 9", weight approximate 1.3 Kg.

- Strung with steel string tune low to high e a e'

- Friction peg modified to open guitar-style tuning gears.

- Fake pearl sticker on 12th fret

- Float bridge.

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