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What are the different kinds of gamelan instruments?

Idiophones

* Saron - A set of tuned metal bars suspended over a resonator box, played with mallets.

* Bonang - A set of tuned metal gongs, played with mallets.

* Kenong - A set of large tuned gongs, played with a mallet.

* Gong - A large tuned gong, played with a mallet.

* Kempul - A small tuned gong, played with a mallet.

* Angklung - A set of tuned bamboo tubes, suspended from a frame and played by shaking.

Chordophones

* Celempung - A zither with strings made of metal or nylon, plucked with a plectrum.

* Siter - A zither with strings made of metal or nylon, plucked with a plectrum.

* Kecapi - A boat-shaped lute with strings made of metal or nylon, plucked with a plectrum.

Aerophones

* Suling - A bamboo flute.

* Slenthem - A set of tuned metal tubes, played by blowing air across the tops of the tubes.

* Gender - A set of tuned metal keys, played by striking with small bamboo hammers.

* Gambang - A xylophone with tuned wooden bars, played with mallets.

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