Meaning "Weapon of my Grandfather's Father" the instrument was created Lirio Salvador, a native of the Philippines, using found objects.

It is played like a cello, though it sounds nothing like one. The resonators are made from mixing bowls, and is amplified by a magnetic pickup.

The "Sandata ng lolo ni tatay" is one of the instruments used by his band Elemento, which plays oriental industrial noise and experimental music

Sound samples coming