T'i ch'in

T'i ch'in *spike fiddle of China, with coconut body, wooden soundboard, long spike, and 4 strings held by lateral pegs. It corresponds to the sō i of Laos, the sō luang of Thailand, the cai ñi of Vietnam, and the amrita of India (4, 47, 170). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Alender, I. S. Musical Instruments of China (in Russian). Moscow, 1958. Danielou, Alain. La Musique du Cambodge et du Laos. Pondicherry, 1957. Sachs, Curt. The History of Musical Instruments. New York, 1940.