Ranat kaeo

The ranat kaeo (Thai: ระนาดแก้ว, pronounced [ranâːt kɛ̂ːw]) is a crystallophone consisting of struck glass bars of varying length, used in the classical music of Thailand. It is usually played with a soft padded mallet.

Related instruments

Xylophone: an array of wooden bars of various lengths, struck. Greek for "wood sound"; "xylo" is Greek for "wood" and "phone" is Greek for "sound"
Lithophone: an array of rocks... "litho" is Greek for "rock".
Pagophone: an array of ice bars... "pago" is Greek for "ice".

References

Glass xylophone

Glass instruments

Cristal baschet Dean Shostak Glasschord Glass diatonic harmonica Glass harmonica Glass harp Glass marimba Ranat kaeo Verrophone

Plaque percussion idiophones

Celesta Crotales Fangxiang Gangsa Gendèr Glockenspiel Kulintang a tiniok Lithophone Ranat ek lek Ranat kaeo Ranat thum lek Toy piano Ugal Vibraphone

Traditional Thai musical instruments

String

Plucked	Jakhe Grajabpi Sueng Phin Phin pia Hai song

Bowed	Saw duang Saw u Saw sam sai Salo

Struck	Khim

Wind

Flutes	Khlui Khlui lib Khlui phiang aw Khlui u Wot

Oboes	Pi Pi nai Pi nok Pi klang Pi chawa Pi mon Pi chanai Pi o Pi chum Pi so

Free-reed pipes	Khaen

Percussion

Drums	Glong khaek Glong songna Glong yao Glong thad Thon rammana Taphon Glong thap (Thap) Glong Chatri Taphon Mon Glong Malayu

Xylophones	Pong lang Ranat Ranat ek Ranat thum Ranat ek lek Ranat thum lek Ranat kaeo

Gongs	Khong wong yai Khong wong lek Khong Mon Khong Mon wong yai Khong Mon wong lek

Others

Ching
Chap
Krap
Mong

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