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Saw Duang

History

The Saw Duang is a bowed string instrument used in traditional Thai music. The musical sound is twang tone which “produced by rubbing the horsetail hairs that are tied to the bow against the strings to make vibration and pressing fingers on different positions of the strings to produce different pitches.” (Saw Duang (ซอด้วง), n.d.) The name Saw Duang came from the kind of animal trap called Duang Saw Duang has similar to Chinese stringed instrument called Huqin. Saw Duang made from pandanus wood and the face of body made from python skin which create a bright tone. It has two strings which is high-pitched string called “Re” and another bass string called “So” are made by silk. It is widely used in string ensemble, Thai grand orchestra and single played.

Construction and components

The neck is made from solid hard wood. The upper part lathe to be the similar shape of prow of boat and another lower part has tapering shape which insert through the cylinder of Saw Duang which provide sound.

The tuning has two pegs which made from wood to lathe into cycle shape. The upper peg uses for bind the bass string and lower peg uses for bind the high-pitched. To tuning the sound by evolve the tuning peg to be tight for high-pitch and flabby string for bass sound.

The body is made of hard wood to be the sound box which lathes the material and core to be the cylinder shape similar as the kind of animal trap called Duang. One side of cylinder cover by python skin for spread the vibration from the string.

Rad-ok is a cord fastened around string which use for binding two strings to add into the neck where is the position that user pressing fingers on.

Wooden bridge is a piece of square wood fix on the surface of the python skin for support two strings. The function is sending the vibration to the face of Saw Duang and the body.

The bow made from solid hard wood which sharpen and lathe to be curve shape. The two sides tip fix with the string about 250 horsetail hairs and then insert the horsetail to over the body.

The strings are made of silk which is different size. The inside strings are bass sound which have bigger size called “So” and outside strings are high-pitch which have smaller size called “Re”. Now, the material will made of nylon strings or brass wires which used in place of silk strings to be better quality of sound and durable.

Tuning

To play the flute as to be the guide sound tuning which tune bass string of Saw Duang as “So” from the sound “So” of flute and tune high-pitched string as “Re” from the sound “Re” of flute.

Role

An important role of Saw Duang is played in string ensemble and Thai grand orchestra. When played in string ensemble, the player is serve as bandleader but when played in Thai grand orchestra, the player is just played only the lyrics because Thai grand orchestra has alto xylophone which is serve as bandleader that has louder sound than Saw Duang.

Reference

Saw Duang(ซอด้วง). (n.d.). In tkpark. Retrieved October 27, 2014, from http://tkapp.tkpark.or.th/stocks/content/developer1/thaimusic/25_sorduang/web/detail.html Saw Duang(ซอด้วง). (n.d.). In myfirstbrain. Retrieved October 27, 2014, from http://www.myfirstbrain.com/main_view.aspx?ID=56007 How to basic play Saw Daung (วิธีการบรรเลงซอด้วงเบื้องต้น). (n.d.). In student.chula. Retrieved October 27, 2014, from http://www.student.chula.ac.th/~54467694/soduang%201.htm