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The tuning pegs (Luk-bid) face the same direction as the Thuan Saw. They made of wood or ivory and are cylindrical in shape. The low pitch string is attached to the upper peg while the high pitch string is attached to the bottom peg. As in violins, the pegs are twisted to tune the
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120:. Saw duang may have been copied from the Huqin of China. The name was given based on its shape which resembles a trap (duang dak yae or ด้วงดักแย้) used by the people of the Northern provinces to catch edible lizards.
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violins. The hairs of the bow which are made from horsetail hairs or nylon strings go between the two strings and are fastened at the two ends of the bow.
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31:Other names
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1061:khong vông
1028:Xylophones
1020:kong (ກອງ)
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667:Poeng mang
662:Klong thap
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618:Percussion
322:28 October
301:28 October
231:References
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572:Pi chanai
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452:Saw duang
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280:1 October
150:Structure
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17:Saw duang
851:obsolete
849:Kachappi
693:Ranat ek
562:Pi chawa
557:Pi klang
340:(2001).
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116:and the
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520:Khlui u
409:Plucked
182:string.
176:Baroque
104:History
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885:Struck
832:String
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567:Pi mon
552:Pi nok
547:Pi nai
503:Flutes
476:Struck
416:Chakhe
402:String
114:violin
66:ซอด้วง
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1049:Gongs
1014:Drums
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445:Bowed
426:Sueng
225:Saw u
220:Huqin
193:Wong
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324:2013
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