The bowed instruments all look extremely similar is both size and shape and seem to be copied from the Chinese huqin, only differing in the materials used to make the body of the instrument, which changes the tones. There’s the saw duang (ซอด้วง), the saw sam sai (ซอสามสาย), the saw u (ซออู้), the saw pip (ซอปีบ) and the saw bang(ซอบั้ง). All of these instruments have two strings, except for the saw sam sai which has three, which are made of silk. The saw duang is typically made of a hard wood and has snake skin stretched over one end of the small, hollow cylinder that makes the body. The saw sam sai is generally made of coconut, and in addition to differing in the number of strings, it also differs in that the bow is not attached to he instrument, while the horse hair on the others’ bows is placed between the two strings. The sam u’s body is made from half a coconut and has cow skin stretched over it, producing a lower sound. The saw pip is a homemade version of this kind of instrument, with the body made from a metal can.