The principal elements and equipments for a Nang Talung spectacle are: the screen, the lighting equipments, and the musical instruments. The musical ensemble comprises a pi nai (a kind of Thai oboe); a mong ( mediumsized gong), a thap (tuned one-sided drums), a klong tuk (a kind of drum), a pair of ching (a pair of small cymbals) and a pair of trae (a pair of claves [hardwood sticks]). The musicians are called “luk khu” who plays the music during the spectacle. Thap is the most important musical instrument in the band because it controls the tempo and rhythm for the other members of the band to follow.