This article is about the musical instrument. For the American poet, see
Ernest Thayer. For the coffee filter, see
Phin (coffee filter).
Isan phin.
The phin (
Thai: พิณ, pronounced[pʰīn], (
Lao: ພິນ, pronounced[pʰīn]) is a type of
lute with a pear-shaped body, originating in the
Isan region of
Thailand and played mostly by ethnic
Laotians in Thailand and
Laos. It has
frets on the neck over which two or three metal strings run that are plucked by a pick held in the right hand while playing.[1] It is often played together with the khene mouth organ.
