Manop Thammadoonpinij plays traditional Tha Lannai instruments, particularly the Pinpia and Seung, a Manop often accepts new music students.
Manop Thammadoonpinij has been playing traditional Thai instruments for well over 20 years and has been teaching Lanna Music for 17. He runs a musical instruments shop and music school located just outside of the Old City Moat. He welcomes visitors with an interest in Lanna Music, as well as in purchasing an instrument. If you are visiting Chiang Mai for a little more than a flying visit he will w
elcome meeting you. The instruments for sale in his shop are of high quality for musicians not intended for souvenir alone. Manop has a factory who works for him, handcrafting instruments, mainly Seung and Pinpia. You can hear these same instruments on the recordings of his music. Manop sells a large selection of CDs (currently about 20 are available), with recordings of traditional Lanna Music as well as fusions with instruments of other cultures. Some of these CDs may be suitable for SPA clinics while others demonstrate the full range of Lanna Music and collavorations with other musicians.
{{To arrange a meeting please call Manop's number: +66 (0) 897 588 681
or leave a message ON the Facebook wall, where Birgit or present & past music students can help answer some questions (Manop is very busy and does not often check Facebook). }}
He has made many recordings of traditional Lanna Music, playing various Thai instruments which are also available for sale in his shop. Among these are the Pinpia, Seung, Salo, Khim as well as some traditional international instruments from around the world. In case you are planning to visit Chiang Mai and stay for a while, Manop may have rooms available in his apartment building "Music House", which is not far from his shop and within just a few minutes walk from Chang Puak Bus Station, Rajabhat University & Thanin Market (Siriwatana Market), which you can find through a google search. The American radio station NPR has made a report about Manop which you can hear if you follow this link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6353582
If you are interested in contacting Manop for recordings or other important exchanges, then it is best to meet him in person. (Easily done at Sunday Walking Street, Chiang Mai's weekly street market)
You can find Manop every sunday at the famous Chiang Mai event of Sunday Walking Street. He has a stall at this market, demonstrating and selling Lanna Instruments and a choice of CDs. His stand is outside the wall of the Wat Pan On opposite Wat Sam Phao close to the corner from where you can see the Cafe Wawee Coffe. If you call Manop please remember to try until you get through and speak slowly. Only SHORT messages on facebook please. It will help make responses easier. To arrange a meeting please call Manop's number: +66 (0) 897 588 681
or leave a message ON the Facebook wall, where Birgit (or past music students) can help answer some questions (Manop is very busy and does not often check Facebook). Music Shop location:
Music House with the musical instruments shop is next door to Puri Piman Apartment very near to Wat Koo Tao. In case the below link of google maps isn't working then you can also look up Rajabhat University, from there it is a very short walking distance to Manop's shop.. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Puri+Piman+Apartment/@18.8023456,98.9887875,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x4b4dfaa5c9f1c775!6m1!1e1
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