The pat kon has been absorbed into the traditional musical ensembles of neighboring Southeast Asian societies.

[1] It produces the same range of pitches as the more common gong circles (such as the Kong toch and khong wong), but rather than resting on the ground, the wooden frame of this instrument extends into the air in the shape of a horseshoe.

[2] The instrument's wooden frame is made of beechwood (Gmelina arborea), with rattan used to suspend the individual gongs.

[2] The wooden frame is embellished with traditional arabesque or kanok designs, inlaid with glass mosaic, and carvings depicting a stylized kinnari bird or devas.

[2][3] The image of a half-man, half-bird figure carved onto the frame is traditional, and is meant to symbolize a celestial musician.