Ranat kaeo
# Ranat kaeo

The ranat kaeo (Thai: ระนาดแก้ว, pronounced) is a crystallophone consisting of struck glass bars of varying length, used in the classical music of Thailand. It is usually played with a soft padded mallet.

## Related instruments

* Xylophone: an array of wooden bars of various lengths, struck. Greek for "wood sound"; "xylo" is Greek for "wood" and "phone" is Greek for "sound"
* Lithophone: an array of rocks... "litho" is Greek for "rock".
* Pagophone: an array of ice bars... "pago" is Greek for "ice".
