Phin pia

{{Short description|Musical instrument}}

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The phin pia is a chest-resonated stick zither with two to five strings. It is considered the national instrument of Northern Thailand.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} The one string version (equivalent to the Cambodian Kse diev) is the phin namtao.

References

  • {{cite journal|last=McGraw|first=Andrew|title=The Pia's Subtle Sustain: Contemporary Ethnic Identity and the Revitalization of the Lanna "Heart Harp"|journal=Asian Music|volume=38|issue=2|date=Summer–Fall 2007|pages=115–142|doi=10.1353/amu.2007.0035}}