GANDINGAN
The gandingan is a set of four graduated gongs with thin rims and short knobs. Its diameter is only a couple of inches smaller than the agung.
The gongs are vertically hanged on a wooden frame with the knobs of the two lower pitched gongs facing each other, and the two higher pitched ones facing each other as well. The lower pitched pair of gongs is positioned on the left side of the player.
This instrument is played using a pair of stick with a thick rubber padding at the ends. Traditionally, this instrument is played by a woman.
BABENDIR
The babendir is a single small gong and like the gandingan it has a thin rim and a short knob. This instrument is played using a pair of thin bamboo sticks.
The babendir, traditionally, may be played by both sexes and in some parts of Maguindanao is considered as the main instrument of the palabunibunyan.
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