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Different musical instruments found in Visayas?

1. Bamboo Organ:

- unique pipe organ made almost entirely of bamboo.

2. Marimbas:

- xylophones made of bamboo or hardwood, with resonators made of bamboo or coconut shells.

3. Kulintang:

- a gong chime instrument consisting of a row of small, horizontally laid gongs.

4. Dabakan:

- large shallow cylindrical drum covered on one end with goatskin or monitor lizard skin.

5. Kudyapi:

- two-stringed lute with a long neck and a body made from a coconut shell or a piece of wood.

6. Gitarang Bumbong:

- ukulele made from a bamboo tube with three or four nylon strings.

7. Panduri:

- three-stringed, pear-shaped lute traditionally made from wood and carabao horn

8. Tongatong:

- long bamboo tube closed at one end, struck on the ground to produce a resonant boom

9. Gabbang:

- percussion instrument made of bamboo slats mounted on a frame, played with two mallets

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