Pang

Pang 1. percussion instr. of China, consisting of a block of wood ca. 25 cm. (10 in.) long, shaped like a brick, with a series of deep slits running across it, thus forming vibrating teeth. Struck with a stick; 2. *slit drum of China, used by night watchmen, made of a piece of bamboo 38–64 cm. (15–25 in.) long. Also called t'o (142). Moule, A. C. “A List of the Musical and Other Sound-producing Instruments of the Chinese,” in Journal of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol…