How To Build a DIY Crocodile Zither + Acoustic Midnight Rider Cover Demo, Conan the Barbarian Theme

DIY Zither: How to make a south east Asian mountain dulcimer. DIY Chakhe, tak,he jakhe Crocodile Zither - Zither used in Cambodia, Thailand, Viet nam, China for traditional music or musique traditionnelle. A chord zither used in mon kmer music. Sometimes called the Asian lap steel. Used in ensembles and sometimes in gamelan. Music starts with clip Joe's attempt at improvising of a once heard a mon kmer song, clip of cover of "Midnight Rider," 10 minutes of the building process, with FF enabled. Ends with zither cover of "Conan the Barbarian" theme and Gregg Allman's "Midnight Rider." by Gregg Allman with vocals. Chakhe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chakhe/Krapeu Chakhe.jpg A Thai chakhe Other names takhe Classification String (plucked) Weird instrument from SE Asia! Related instruments Mi gyaung The chakhe (Thai: จะเข้, pronounced [tɕàʔkʰêː], also spelled jakhe or ja-khe), or krapeu (Khmer: ក្រពើ; also called takhe, Khmer: តាខេ, takhe, takkhe or charakhe), is a fretted floor zither or lute with three strings used in Thai and Khmer music. The Thai and the Khmer instrument are virtually identical.[1] It is made of hardwood in a stylized crocodile shape and is approximately 20 cm high and 130–132 cm long. The "head" portion is 52 cm long, 28 cm wide and 9–12 cm deep; the "tail" portion 81 cm long and 11.5 cm wide. It has eleven (chakhe)[2] or twelve (krapeu) raised frets made of bamboo, ivory, bone or wood,[3] graduated between 2 and 3.5 cm in height,[2] which are affixed to the fretboard with wax or glue. Its highest two strings are made of silk yarn, catgut or nylon while the lowest is made of metal.[3] They are tuned C–G–c.[2] The instrument is usually supported by three or five legs.[3] The player—sitting beside the instrument—uses his or her left hand on the fretboard while plucking the string with his right hand with a 5- to 6-cm long, tapered plectrum made from ivory, bone or water buffalo horn, which is tied to the player's index finger, and bracing it with the thumb and index finger.[2] The instrument has a buzzing sound because the strings are raised just off the flat bridge by a sliver of bamboo or other thin material such as plastic. A Cambodian krapeu In Thai music, the chakhe is part of the Mahori ensemble, in Khmer music, the krapeu is part of the equivalent Mohori. Among the Khmer classical instruments, the takhe is probably the most recently introduced; it is assumed to be adopted from Thai music.[3] It is used for wedding music, A-yai, and Chapei music as well as modern music. The name chakhe is derived from chorakhe (จระเข้), meaning "crocodile".[2] The word krapeu means "alligator" or "crocodile" in the Khmer language, as well.[3] Chakhe and krapeu are also related to the Myanmar/Mon mi gyaung (kyam), which has however realistic zoological features and not just the abstract form of a crocodile.[2] More distantly, they are also related to the Indian Veena. Wierd instrument from SE Asia! Check back weekly for another how to vid on your favorite prehistoric DIY instrument!