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Traditional Thai musical instruments. It's for percussion. What's it called?

It's called xylophone.

Southeast Asian xylophone, the sound strips are made of wood and bamboo, the number varies from a few to more than 20, and they are arranged vertically in a single row on the same boat-shaped or cradle-shaped shelf. Most of the mallets are mushroom-shaped, and there are also bifurcated double-headed mallets that emit double tones (usually 8 degrees) at the same time. The xylophone in Java, Indonesia is called Gambon, 16 ~ 2 1 sound, and it is made of bamboo or teak. The groove frame is carved into a peacock shape; The sound strips are inserted in rows on two rows of nails in the groove frame and can be replaced at any time. The name of the royal xylophone in Myanmar is patara, and 17 ~ 23 bamboo boards are often used as sound strips, and the sound is tuned by pasting wax under the sound strips. Thai xylophone Ranaitik, Cambodian xylophone Lonnie, Ayik Lanasong and Lao xylophone Lanasong are all similar to Indonesian xylophone. In some places, there are relatively simple leg xylophones, such as Kangkang in Malaya and Keluotang in Myanmar, where 4-5 notes are played across the players' legs.