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is a guitar with two strings.

It is about 1 1/2 m long


and made of wood. It has a stick to support in its
lower end and is played in the same position as
cello. It is common among Tirurays of Cotabato.

is a goblet -shaped drum, which has a single head


covered with goat, lizard or snake skin. It is struck
with two thin bamboo sticks about 18 inches in
length.

is a set of eight knobbed gongs in graduated sizes


from largest to smallest mounted in a wooden
frame, about a meter long. Muslim carvings
decorated the frame. The kulintang is played by
striking the gongs with two pieces of wood, about
12 inches long while the player squats on the floor.
The instruments is popular in Sulu.

is small gong with thin rims and low central knobs. It


is struck with thin bamboo sticks to produce a
metallic sound.
hangs from horizontal pole or wooden frame. The
player stands besides the rim of the gong where he
inserts his left arm through the ropes which suspend
the instrument to position his hand comfortably at
the knob. On the right hand, the player hold a mallet
padded with rubber.

is a set of four graduated gongs, with thin rims and


lower central knobs. They hang in pairs with the
knobs of the lower pitched gongs facing each other.
The same with the two higher pitched gongs. The
pair of lower pitched gongs is positioned on the
player's left side while the pair of the higher pitched
gongs is on the right. The player usually a woman
who stands between the two pair of gongs. Her
body touches slightly the gong in the middle to
prevent from swinging. She uses two padded
mallets (one mallet for each air) to strike the gong's
knobs.
musical instrument which is tubular, of this tube is
also called cylindrical Tube drum made of wood.
There are also made of bark. The mouth closed with
skin. Skin is the two sides even at the end of the
tube. This is installed with the skin taut. Quietness
skin on the surface of the tube determine the sound
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also known as bamboo xylophone, is a musical


instrument made of bamboo widely used in the
southern Philippines.

Two stringed lute made of wood, one string for the


melody, one for the drone. Eight frets are glued on
the neck of the lute. The body of the instrument is
carved with geometric patterns. The neck and the
head are adorned with horse hair; the tail has two
(originally three) pieces of carabao skin; the strap is
adorned with bead work.

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