Authentic T’boli guitar (Hegalong)

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Aug

2008

T’boli Guitar (Hegalong)

I was able to buy an authentic T’boli guitar for only 600 pesos (near Ponce Apartments). I saw one being sold at eBay.ph for 2,500 pesos. However, the bidding ended already last month. The T’boli guitar has only two strings. The guitar is long, slender and it’s light when held. Joey Ayala uses the same kind of guitar that I bought.

Aside from Joey Ayala, Makiling (formerly Makiling Ensemble) is a band that also uses Hegalong.

How is it played?
On one string, pentatonic scales are used while the other one is played stagnant wherein it has only one note.

Other versions of the two-stringed guitars are: kuglong, faglong, kudyapi, and kusyapi. Each of which comes from different ethnic groups.

By the way, Gail also bought a T’boli guitar.

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6 Responses to “Authentic T’boli guitar (Hegalong)”

rp
October 16th, 2008 at 9:21 pm

saan yung ponce apartments?
naghahanap po kasi ako ng hegalong.
salamat po.
sana makatugon ka
Karla Redor
October 16th, 2008 at 10:52 pm

@rp,
Please check this link for the address of Ponce Apartments
http://www.poncesuites.net/about.htm
Quincy
March 10th, 2009 at 1:37 pm

Oy mare. May kudlong ako, parang/pareho sa hegalong naman, galing Palawano tribe. My string broke, and I found some fishing wire sa Bohol that worked. I waited until my return to Canada to string it up, but that new string had been all kinked up. Now I can’t find anything here that will work, as the two strings are actually one long piece of wire.

I’m desperate to find a solution so I can play my kudlong. That’s why I’ve post on your blog. Can you offer any help?

Blessings
Karla Redor
March 10th, 2009 at 1:43 pm

@Quincy,
Ang sabi lang sakin pag napatid yung string, bumili daw ako ng electric guitar string, yung E (the thinnest string). not sure if it will work the same with your kudlong
jerwin
April 16th, 2009 at 1:51 pm

meron po kayang around manila lang? kayo po hindi po ba nagbebenta ng t’boli guitar o hegalong? matagal narin po kasi akong naghahanap. salamat ng marami.
cheeno
October 7th, 2009 at 10:48 pm

jerwin i saw lots of hegalong at tiendesitas.. 1500 pataas ang price

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Karla Redor

Blogging live via Paranaque City since 2001. A 20-something graduate of DLSU-Manila. An engineer, amateur photographer, graphic and layout artist. Plays the guitar. Always thought to belong to a certain band. Almost got stuck in a mosh pit but rarely in the mush pit. Coffee lover. Former gig-a-holic. Asteeg!