The ranat ek (Thai: ระนาดเอก, pronounced [ranâːt ʔèːk], "also xylophone") is a Thai musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of 22 wooden...

types of ranat may be made from hardwood or bamboo (ranat ek ระนาดเอก and ranat thum ระนาดทุ้ม), metal (ranat ek lek ระนาดเอกเหล็ก and ranat thum lek...

The ranat ek lek (Thai: ระนาดเอกเหล็ก, pronounced [ranâːt ʔèːk lèk]) is a metallophone used in the classical music of Thailand. It is the smaller of the...

ek (ระนาดเอก) - higher xylophone, with bars usually made of hardwood Ranat thum (ระนาดทุ้ม) - lower xylophone, with bamboo or hardwood bars Ranat ek lek...

called piphat khrueang ha, is composed of six instruments: pi nai (oboe); ranat ek (xylophone); khong wong yai (gong circle); taphon or other Thai drums;...

resonator. Its shape looks like a ranat ek, but it is lower and wider. It is usually played in accompaniment of a ranat ek. ranat thum bars are typically made...

Thung, a lower-pitched xylophone. The roneat ek is the analogous equivalent to the Thai xylophone called ranat ek, and the Burmese bamboo xylophone called...

on either the bars or the sound box. The roneat dek is analogous to the ranat ek lek of Thailand. In the Khmer language, "roneat" means xylophone and "dek"...

mainland Southeast Asian instruments, including the Thai ranat ek and the Cambodian roneat ek. In pre-colonial Burma, the pattala was used in royal court...

and the number of tone bars and their size can vary. Unlike the ranat ek lek and ranat thum lek which are strung over a box, the pong lang is hung from...