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String Instruments
erhu
| gambus | gaohu
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| liu-yue-qin | panhu
| pipa | rebab
| ruan | sanxian
| sape | sarod
| sitar | tambura
| tangkongan | vina
| yang-qin | yue-qin
Wind Instruments
di
| harmonium | nafiri
| seruling | serunai
| sheng |
silingut
| suona | tetuang
Tuned Percussion Instruments
angklung
| bonang | caklempong
| canang | gambang
| gender | kempul
| kenong | saron
Unpitched Percussion
Membranophones / Drums
batak
| beduk | dup
| gedombak | geduk
| gendang | jidur
| kemplingan | kercing
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kompang | marwas
| mrdanga | paigu
| rebana | tabla
| tagu
Idiophones
awar
| cerek | dabo
| ghatam | gong
| kertuk buluh | kertuk
kayu | kertuk kelapa |
kesi
| ling | luo
| manjira | palas
| shuang yin mu | temple
block | tetawak
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