The oboe
Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0ปี่ชวา
A double-reed pipe in two pieces — a bored body with seven finger holes and a thumb hole, and a flared bell — with a reed made of four folded pieces…
The band
Four instruments play every fight in Thailand, live, and they speed up when it matters.
Wind
Drum
The drums
Mahatee · CC BY 3.0กลองแขก
Two long double-headed drums played with the hands, one pitched higher than the other. Thai names them *tua phu* and *tua mia* — the male and the…
The victory drum
Mahatee · CC BY 3.0กลองสะบัดชัย
The Lanna war drum, beaten going out to battle for good fortune and to hold the soldiers' nerve. Three old melodies are named: *Chaiphaeri*…
Time-keeper
The time
ฉิ่ง
A pair of thick bronze cups on a cord, struck together. Closed, they say *ching*; let ring, they say *chap*, and the two syllables are the name and…