{"product_id":"kaen-professional-grade-in-am","title":"Kaen, Professional Grade in Am","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Khaen (or Khene) is a traditional free-reed mouth organ from Laos and Northeast Thailand (Isaan region). It is made of multiple bamboo pipes of varying lengths, inserted into a wooden windchest with a blowpipe attached. Each pipe contains a small metal  free reed near its base. This professional-grade model uses a silver alloy in its reeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe khaen is central to Lao and Isaan folk music, especially the lively \u003cem\u003emolam\u003c\/em\u003e genre. It’s often played solo for song accompaniment, in pairs, or with ensembles featuring fiddles, drums, and singers. It’s also recognized by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (inscribed in 2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSound Production\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHoles in some of the pipes allow you to control which notes sound; others always sound when you blow or draw air if their holes are covered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe player blows or inhales through the windchest — the khaen sounds both on exhalation and inhalation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy covering or uncovering the finger holes, you let certain pipes vibrate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt produces a continuous, drone-like, reedy tone, often compared to an accordion or harmonica but with a more organic bamboo resonance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes with a cloth bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSound Sample\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003caudio controls=\"controls\"\u003e \u003csource type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1814\/0429\/files\/win019.mp3\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lark in the Morning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68122026082546,"sku":"mno1793398700777","price":189.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/5083\/0834\/files\/kaen-professional-grade-in-am_1.jpg?v=1793398706","url":"https:\/\/plaidworkwear.shop\/products\/kaen-professional-grade-in-am","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}