Ranat thum
Type of xylophone
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::summary Type of xylophone ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Ranat thum |
| image | ranat thum.jpg |
| classification | Percussion (idiophone) |
| related | Roneat thung, ranat thum lek, ranat ek |
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The ranat thum (, ) is a low pitched xylophone used in the music of Thailand. It has 17 wooden bars, which are stretched over a boat-shaped trough resonator. Its shape looks like a ranat ek, but it is lower and wider. It is usually played in accompaniment of a ranat ek.
ranat thum bars are typically made from bamboo, although instruments with rosewood (Dalbergia oliveri; ; mai ching chan) bars can also be found.
It is similar to a Cambodian xylophone called roneat thung.
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