found: Work cat.: 95944656: Pǣng Nōčhā phū mī phonngān dīdēn thāng dān watthanatham sākhā sinlapa kānsadǣeng dontrī phư̄nbān phin pīa, 1995(pin piah; ancient lute of Thailand's northern region)
found: New Grove dict. mus. insts.(phīn phia, also known as phia; a stick zither; has two or four strings and a half-gourd resonator; may still be heard in northern Thailand)
found: Grove dictionary of musical instruments, 2nd ed., viewed online Sept. 18, 2017:Phin (Generic term for Thai plucked chordophones. Evidence exists for its use in Thailand by the 13th century, apparently designating a stick zither (such as the northern Thai phin nam tao and phin phia, also known as pia)) Phin pia (Plucked fretless stick zither of Thailand; consists of a shaft of hardwood, a half coconut shell resonator, a wood connector rod, a bronze end piece, and typically two to seven metal strings; also spelled pin pia)
found: Atlas of plucked instruments, via WWW, Oct. 31, 2017:S.E. Asia > Thailand (phin pia. The phin pia (also written : phin phia) is a very old instrument, and is mainly used in North Thailand; in Cambodia it is called kse diev, has only one string, but there it is almost vanished; exists mainly of a straight and tapering round piece of wood, with on the thin end of this stick a bended bronze tool to fix the strings to; has 2 (or 4) metal strings, one of them is the melody string - the other(s) are used for drones)
found: Dhanit Yupho. Nangsư̄ khrư̄angdontrī Thai, 1987:pp. 96-97 (The Phīn phia, or phi-n phía, is also known as phin-pía, phía or pía; is a plucked instrument with two or four strings; is played in the northern part of Thailand)
found: Wikipedia, viewed Oct. 31, 2017:Pin pia (a chest-resonated stick zither with two to five strings; is considered the national instrument of Thailand)
