page_title: Sueng
hierarchical_section_title: Sueng
caption_attribution_description: English: handmade lai thai decoration by Chiang Mai artisan
context_page_description: The sueng is a plucked fretted lute from the northern region of Thailand. The instrument is made from hardwood and its strings are most often made of steel wire. It has nine bamboo frets.
  The sueng is part of a northern Thai traditional ensemble called the salo-so-sueng ensemble, along with the salo and pi so.
  The sueng is similar to the grajabpi, an ancient Thai instrument that is used in the classical music of central Thailand.
context_section_description: The sueng (Thai: ซึง, Burmese: ၄ကြိုးထပ်ပို (ဆီုင်), [sɯ̄ŋ], also spelled seung or süng) is a plucked fretted lute from the northern region of Thailand. The instrument is made from hardwood and its strings (numbering either four or six and arranged in courses of two) are most often made of steel wire. It has nine bamboo frets.
  The sueng is part of a northern Thai traditional ensemble called the salo-so (saw)-sueng ensemble, along with the salo (3-string spike fiddle) and pi so (free reed pipe).
  The sueng is similar to the grajabpi (กระจับปี่), an ancient Thai instrument that is used in the classical music of central Thailand.
caption: Lai Thai motifs on a Sueng body
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