Made from wood, bamboo, and metal. The sasando is made with a central large bamboo shoot with wooden fixtures at either end that have rods that the metal strings connect to. Around the bamboo shoot is wooden wedges at different heights that adjust the sound of each string. Around the central bamboo shoot is a large dried palm leaf manipulated into a half-sphere shape, it functions as a resonator, the palm can swivel. The sasando is attached to a wooden frame and base