pong lang

The instrument is not standardized and the number of tone bars and their size can vary. Unlike the ranat ek lek and ranat thum lek which are strung over a box, the pong lang is hung from a post or tree with the string of tone bars arcing down toward the ground. Wide to short. The number of tone bars varies, and 12 or 15 tone bars may make up a set. The wider bars with lower pitch sit at the top of the string and the other end (with smaller high-pitched bars) may be hooked to the player's toe or to a belt around the player's waist. When there are two performers, they may sit on opposite sides of the post, facing one another. The pong lang is mostly used for many occasions, especially for festivals and ceremonies. The instrument can be played solo or in an ensemble. • Illustration — Pong lang in use

• Name — Pong lang โปงลาง • Background — percussion • Classification — Percussion (idiophone) • Hornbostel Sachs — 111.212 • Hornbostel Sachs Desc — Sets of percussion sticks in a range of different pitches combined into one instrument, struck with a non-sonorous object