Two tro-family instruments. The instrument on the right has a snakeskin head.
Two tro-family instruments. Right a tro che, with snakeskin head.

The tro che (ទ្រឆេ) is a member of the tro family of Cambodian fiddles. Like most of the other members of the family, it is a two stringed instrument. It can have a body made of either a coconut shell or a hardwood resonating cylinder. What distinguishes it from the others is the skin soundboard, which is made of snakeskin.


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