The Tapone Mon is a rhythmic percussive instrument which has an important role in the Pii Pat Mon ensemble by playing teasingly in accompaniment with the Perng Mang Kok.
         The Tapone Mon has 2 main component parts.
         1. The body of the drum is made of hard wood in the cylindrical shape. The middle part is larger than that of the Tapone Thai. The body is hollowed through with one opening wider than the other, about 42 centimeters, called “Merk Nod” (เมิ่กโนด). The smaller opening is about 35 centimeters wide, called “Merk Dod” (เมิ่กโด้ด). Both sides are stretched over with cow hide and applied with the sap of the lacquer tree at the center of the face, which is the position to attach a mixture of cooked rice and ash to weight the leather. At the edges of both faces are knitted into small loops called “Sai Lamaan”. Then the hoops on each edge of the drum are tied together with leather strips called Nang Riad. And in the same way as the Glong Song Naa, around the central bulge of the body the Nang Riad are interwoven as the Rad-ok in order to increase the sound of the drum. On top of the drum, the Nang Riad is interwoven to make a handle for easy transportation the drum.
         2. Tao Tapone (the foot of the Tapone) is made of hard wood to support the body of the drum in the proper level. It is usually carved and decorated with gilded lacquer in order to fit in a set with other instruments in the Pii Pat Mon ensemble.