Khong wong yai

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The khong wong yai (Thai: ฆ้องวงใหญ่) is a gong circle used in the music of Thailand. It has 16 tuned bossed gongs in a rattan frame and is played with two beaters. It is used in the piphat ensemble to provide the skeletal melody the other instruments of the ensemble elaborate.

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