[1][2] In temples they are used to call Buddhists together or announce ceremonies.
[2] Where the samphor is hand-played, the skor yeam is played with a drumstick.
[1] The instrument is similar in size and shape to the Thai taphon mon.
[1][2] As the skor pheary or skor peiry, the instrument was used in monasteries, much as the bells in Catholic monasteries, signaling times for prayer and religious services.
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