Vibraphone Vibraphone The vibraphone (also known as the vibraharp or simply the vibes) is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family. It consists of tuned metal bars, and is usually played by holding two or four soft mallets and striking the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a "vibraphonist" or "vibraharpist". The vibraphone resembles the xylophone, marimba, and glockenspiel, one of the main differences between it and these instruments being that each bar is paired with a resonator tube that has a motor-driven butterfly valve at its upper end. The valves are mounted
Lau (instrument) such as the chhing or pann. "While the Lau is struck once, the Chhing and Pann are struck twice." Lau (instrument) The lau (Khmer: ឡោ) is a Cambodian flat-faced gong, measuring approximately 25 centimeters across, used in Bassac theater for scenes requiring a loud instrument, suck as battle scenes. It is also used to signal the entrance and exit of important characters. The Lau is similar in shape to the Kong chmol which is also used in the Bassac theater. The instrument is large enough that it is hung on a frame, attached by a rope that goes through two