Assembling instruction:

1. Generally Kolintang is packaged in groups as below:

• Melody box is put in Bass box.
• Alto box is put in Tenor box, and for both, are put in Cello box.
• At the bottom of the box, there is name code of instrument.
1. M for Melody
2. A for Alto
3. T for Tenor
4. C for Cello
5. B for Bass

2. The leg of Kolintang are pair for 1 Kolintang box and at the bottom of the leg coded with M, A, T, C, B accord the box pair.

• Size a pair of leg on each box is not same, for bigger can be put on the box which is bigger.

• Every leg is set aside with nut and bolt to combine with the box and tighten with hand only.

3. After the leg has set with the box and nut for bolt, tighten with hand, the tuts or the top of Kolintang wood is put on.

• On the Back side / below of tuts has direction of box with tuts such as B direction: tuts must be put with Bass Box. Same with another directions, such as M = Melody, A = Alto, T = Tennor, and C = Cello.
• Tuts is arranged as the tune direction on the back side / below and put on with tune direction as written below nail inside the box.
• Tuts are arranged seriesly start with big (the longest) side till small side (the shortest).

Especially for melody tuts, arranged like tuts on piano, which is the middle tune of C key arranged on the top part, such as black tuts of piano.

4. Stick of Kolintang is not the same for each of instrument.

• For Melody instrument consist of 3 sticks without rubber band and written M also number 1, 2, and 3. Generally number 1 holded by left hand when playing Melody and stick no. 2, and 3 are hold between right fingers.
• For Alto instrument consist of 3 sticks with rubber band and written A also number 1, 2, and 3. Generally number 1 holded by left fingers when playing Alto and stick no. 2 and 3 holded between right fingers.
• For Tenor instrument consist of 3 sticks with rubber band and written T also number 1, 2, 3. Generally number 1 holded by left hand when playing Tennor and stick number 2 and 3 are hold between right fingers.
• For Cello instrument consist of 3 sticks with rubber band and written M also number 1, 2, and 3. Generally number 1 holded by left hand when playing Cello and stick number 2 and 3 are hold between right fingers.

For Bass instrument consist of 2 sticks with rubber band and written B also number 1 and 2.

Generally number 1 holded by left hand when play Bas and stick number 2 holded by right hand