The klong thap (Thai: กลองทับ, pronounced [klɔːŋ tʰáp]) is a goblet-shaped drum used for providing the changes of rhythm and also for supporting rhythm of the Nora (Southern dance drama). Its length is about 40-50 centimeters. The body is made from heartwood of a jackfruit tree that has been carved into a goblet shape. A single drumhead is a thin leather membrane made from langur skin or cat skin, which is attached to the body by cloth strings or rattan strings. The klong thap is almost always played in a pair, with one slightly lower in pitch called luk thoeng and one slightly higher in pitch called luk chap.
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| String | | Plucked | - Chakhe
- Krachappi
- Sueng
- Phin
- Phin pia / Phin namtao
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| Bowed | - Saw duang
- Saw u
- Saw sam sai
- Salo
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| Wind | | Flutes | - Khlui
- Khlui lib
- Khlui phiang aw
- Khlui u
- Wot
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| Oboes | - Pi
- Pi nai
- Pi nok
- Pi klang
- Pi chawa
- Pi mon
- Pi chanai
- Pi o
- Pi chum
- Pi so
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