The Sundatang is originally a 2 stringed instrument crafted from a solid block of wood and it is used for ceremonial celebration by the ethnic people of Sabah in East Malaysia. This instrument is a close cousin of the Sape of Sarawak and the Kutiyapi of the Pilipino people. I redesigned it to be 3 stringed instrument with frets and proper bridge, holding the strings in tune with good and sustained acoustic sound qualities.