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The Patō is a modern version of the lali drum. Rachael Hall is the designer of the Patō. In Rachael's final year at Massey's University, she wanted to create a musical instrument that connected back to her Tongan heritage. Rachael wanted to make a modern version of the drum because she wanted to rejuvenate the lali so it could be mixed with modern music.

Rachael made many different version of the drum and decided on the Patō. Rachael used a milling maching and a lathe to create the Patō. Patō means to strike something in Tongan. The Patō has a microphone that can be hooked onto a computer. 

The Patō has many different unique things in the drum like: the pitch adjuster, volume dial and the microphone. 

There is only one version of the Patō drum so Rachael is working on making more Patō on a daily basis.

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