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Platote (small drum) is to be play three times prior to the Byaw or long drum. This Byaw ensemble is usually played in traditional religious ceremonies such as novitiation, charity feast, and alms-food offering ceremonies. The members of group repeated harmoniously to the verse recited by the drummer of Palatote. The head of drum is struck to make a sound of Pa-lotetote-tote-byone. In late Konebaung Dynasty, while finance officers administered Bor Yay U (Ywangan Township), there was a circle officer U Nyo Ohn who administrated Kyaukpisuk village, two miles from Yay U township. He founded a musical troupe, locally called SiByaw troupe, comprised of oboist U Kyat Tote, oboist and drummer U Kyuke. Therefore, fair to say that "Danu Byaw is generated from U Nyo Ohn from Kyaukpisuk village". The dependences who inherited were U Hlwar and U Paw Htun from Theingone village, and then Min Paw Myine from Yaychanpyin village, Min Shwe Aye from Kyaukpisuk village, Min Lun Pe from western Theingonethaik village (Myagone village) and Min Maung Khin. The ensemble of Daun Byaw comprised of Palatote (small drum), 4 Byaw drums, 2 oboes, cymbals and siwah. The playing technique is similar to the playing style of "Makauk Byaw" from Shwebo district which is in danger of becoming defunct. The proper size of wood is curved into the desirable measure and made hollow. The leather or skin is tightly stretched over the brim of this drum. -7 inches in length -2 feet 3 inches in circumference -8.5 inches in the diameter of head