slentho (Obsolete deepest saron-family member used in Sundanese gamelan.)

~ Percussion instrument

Description

Unlike the other saron, its six-seven keys are not smooth, but bevelled or bossed, like the gendèr and the slenthem, which has largely replaced it in the modernised gamelan.

Relationships

from:Sunda, Jawa, Indonesia
part of:saron family (Family of Sundanese metallophones)
Sundanese gamelan (Indonesian traditional ensemble) (amount: obsolete)
Wikidata:Q8015157 [info]