Khen

Khen free-reed *mouth organ of Laos, made in 3 sizes, 1-3 m. (40 in.-10 ft.) long, with 6, 14, or 16 bamboo pipes of identical diam. disposed in 2 rows and held together in a wind chamber of wood or ivory which they pierce and from which they project underneath. The reeds are usually of silver. See also: kyen, sheng (46, Zeitschrift für vergleichende Musikwissenschaft, II, 1934). Danielou, Alain. A Catalogue of Recorded . . . Indian Music, Introduction. UNESCO, Paris, 1952.