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The boatlute Faglung

This wonderful boatlute was made by  Mr Fulong Doming Mandaliong for me (see pictures below).
The Faglung is the boatlute of the Blaan people in in Pula Bato, Cotabato.
It is a two stringed boatlute, the frets are moveable and attached to the long neck with beeswax.
It is very light weigthed, so it is no problem to play it for a long time. It accompanies dances, singing,
but is also often played solo for entertainment.
Regarding videos I found, several tunings are possible, but the most common is tuning both string on
the same note, with the lower string serving as a drone and the upper string for the melody.

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Pictures (click to enlarge):

       

                                                                      

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