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What are the different musical instruments of Thailand?

Stringed instruments:

* Chak: A fretless three-stringed lute that is played by plucking the strings with a plectrum.

* Saw sam sai: A bowed three-stringed fiddle that is played by using a bow made from horsehair.

* Phin: A banjo-like instrument that has four strings and is played with a plectrum.

* Khim: A stringed instrument similar to a zither that has between 20 and 24 strings.

Percussion instruments:

* Klong thom: A set of suspended tuned gongs that are hit with mallets.

* Klong thad: A set of un-tuned gongs that are hit with mallets.

* Chaing: A set of small suspended cymbals that are hit with mallets.

* Ranat ek: A xylophone made of bamboo or hardwood that has 21 tuned keys.

* Ranat thum: A xylophone made of metal that has 25 tuned keys.

* Sor ud: A dulcimer made of bamboo or hardwood that has 12 tuned strings.

Wind instruments:

* Khao lai: A double-reed aerophone that is similar to an oboe.

* Pi: A bamboo flute that has six finger holes and one thumb hole.

* Salo: A bamboo flute that has only two finger holes and one thumb hole.

* Khaen: A free-reed aerophone that is similar to a harmonica.

* Jakhe: A free-reed aerophone that is similar to a clarinet.

Other instruments:

* Krating khaek: A metal gong that is hit with a wooden stick.

* Sing: A brass bell that is hit with a wooden stick.

* Chapra: A pair of small castanets.

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