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RONEAT THOUNG
Descrption
The
Roneat Thoung is a tuned percussion instrument made of
wood. This instrument plays an important part in the
“Pin Peat” and “Mohowrri” orchestras. The Roneat Thoung
is placed on the left of the “Roneat Ek” and is
considered to be the male and the Roneat Ek
to be the
female.
The
sound box of the Roneat Thoung is made of tropical
hardwood, using woods such as “Khnor”, “Neang Nung” or “Sralao”.
These particular woods when carved into a sound box have
good resonance. The sound box known as the “Snouk” is
carved into a rectangular boat-shape and is
approximately 97-cm long and 26 cm wide.
The
sound bars are also made of tropical hardwood such as
rose wood or hard bamboo. These are usually sixteen
bars, ranging from “D” to “E” in pitch. To adjust the
pitch, pieces of lead and bees wax are placed underneath
the bars. To raise the pitch of a sound bar, the amount
of wax is increased or lessened according to the pitch
required. For example for a higher pitch, wax is added,
and for a lower one, wax is removed from the bar. The
amount of wax removed or added is tiny and must be done
with a great care and accuracy to create the right pitch
and tone.
The
Roneat Thoung is played by using two beaters made of
bamboo or finely carved wood and their length is
approximately 30 cm long.
note: click on the
sound link to listen to the sound of the instrument.
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