Kong ring

Kong ring គង់រេង
Musician sings and plucks the strings of his kong ring គង់រេង (tube zither), in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.
String instrument
Classification

String instrument

Plucked string instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
  • 312.11
  • 312.122
    (*Idiochord tube zithers
  • Heterochord tube zithers with extra resonator.)
Related instruments

The kong ring or gung treng (Khmer: គង់រេង) is a Cambodian tube zither, in which a tube of bamboo is used as a resonator for stings that run along the outside of the tube, lengthwise.[1][2] It has the same musical purpose as the "bossed gongs" (circular gongs that have a rounded bump in the center, like a shield boss) and may substitute for them and accompany singing.[3] Although it is a traditional instrument with a long history, it has been improved on in modern times. The kong ring is represented by similar instruments in other countries of South Asia and the Pacific.

  1. ^ ឆានុន [Chan. "អីយ៉ា!!! ប្លែកអារម្មណ៍ទៀតហើយ! តោះមកមើលឧបករណ៍ភ្លេងនិងបទចម្រៀងរបស់ជនជាតិព្នងវិញម្ដងមើល!!, [Wow !!! Feeling strange! Let's see the Bunnai Music Instruments and Songs!]". Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018. Article from a blog by ឆានុន.
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  2. ^ Khean, Yun; Dorivan, Keo; Lina, Y; Lenna, Mao. Traditional Musical Instruments of Cambodia (PDF). Kingdom of Cambodia: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. p. 59.
  3. ^ [not stated], Earle (19 August 2011). "MusiKoleksyon, Notes and instruments from a private collection". Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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