Sō i

Sō i *spike fiddle of Laos, smaller than the sō u. The body consists of a wooden cylinder covered with a snakeskin belly. The 2 strings are tuned a 5th apart. It corresponds to the t'i ch'in of China, the cai ñi of Vietnam, the sō luang of Thailand, and the amrita of India (47). Danielou, Alain. La Musique du Cambodge et du Laos. Pondicherry, 1957.