Takhe Kot

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Takhe Kot (means-the bowed Takhe) is a newer version of Khmer bowed stringed musical instrument which has development and is now modern than other Khmer traditional musical instruments. It was invented by Sak Bophavann and including with the idea of H.E Hun Sarin in 2011. The original shape of Takhe Kot is from the shape of the former Takhe but Takhe Kot is pretty smaller than and it is a bit hollow on the body for bowing. 

The History of Takhe Kot

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 By Sak Bophavann

In 2010, while I was inventing Takhe Plous, there is my student named Phon Chanthy who lives in Kampong Chhnang Province, researching to make a small loudspeaker. He interested in cicada; it is small but why it can sing loudly and melodiously. After the examination on cicada he knew that the sound is not from its mouth but from its wings which touch each other lightly and because of a hole in its body only. Meanwhile I remembered that Takhe is a musical instrument which its shape is like that of a crocodile, so that we also can make a musical instrument which shaped like a cicada too.