鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)身(shen)(shen)用整(zheng)段(duan)芒果(guo)木(mu)、椿木(mu)挖空中間制作而成,外形呈圓筒狀,兩(liang)端(duan)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)口(kou)直(zhi)徑(jing)(jing)不同,一(yi)端(duan)較大(da),一(yi)端(duan)稍小。鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)口(kou)蒙(meng)以(yi)(yi)(yi)牛(niu)皮(pi)(pi)、麂皮(pi)(pi)或羊皮(pi)(pi),兩(liang)端(duan)皮(pi)(pi)膜邊緣先縫在大(da)于鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)口(kou)的(de)鐵圈(quan)上,兩(liang)圈(quan)之間系以(yi)(yi)(yi)皮(pi)(pi)繩或皮(pi)(pi)條勒緊,并(bing)可調節鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)皮(pi)(pi)的(de)張力(圖)。西雙版(ban)納傣族(zu)自治州的(de)雙面鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu),全(quan)長(chang)100厘(li)(li)米(mi)(mi)~120厘(li)(li)米(mi)(mi),粗(cu)端(duan)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)口(kou)直(zhi)徑(jing)(jing)40厘(li)(li)米(mi)(mi),細端(duan)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)口(kou)直(zhi)徑(jing)(jing)30厘(li)(li)米(mi)(mi);德宏傣族(zu)景頗族(zu)自治州的(de)雙面鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu),全(quan)長(chang)50厘(li)(li)米(mi)(mi)、粗(cu)端(duan)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)口(kou)直(zhi)徑(jing)(jing)25厘(li)(li)米(mi)(mi)、細端(duan)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)口(kou)直(zhi)徑(jing)(jing)20厘(li)(li)米(mi)(mi)。鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)身(shen)(shen)外表涂(tu)以(yi)(yi)(yi)紅(hong)漆,在鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)的(de)兩(liang)端(duan)或近兩(liang)端(duan)處,系以(yi)(yi)(yi)數根皮(pi)(pi)條或用皮(pi)(pi)條編織的(de)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)帶。鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)棰木(mu)制,棰長(chang)25厘(li)(li)米(mi)(mi),棰頭纏(chan)以(yi)(yi)(yi)布條。
演奏雙(shuang)面(mian)(mian)鼓(gu),因地(di)(di)區不同而有異。在西雙(shuang)版納傣族地(di)(di)區,將(jiang)鼓(gu)帶掛(gua)于頸(jing)項,鼓(gu)身橫置(zhi)腹前(qian)(qian),左(zuo)手(shou)拍(pai)擊(ji)(ji)粗端(duan)(duan)鼓(gu)面(mian)(mian),右(you)手(shou)拍(pai)擊(ji)(ji)細(xi)端(duan)(duan)鼓(gu)面(mian)(mian),并邊擊(ji)(ji)邊舞(wu)(wu)。這就是民間流傳的(de)《光薩(sa)舞(wu)(wu)》,多為集體進行表演。在德宏(hong)傣族地(di)(di)區,將(jiang)鼓(gu)帶掛(gua)于左(zuo)肩(jian)上(shang),鼓(gu)身橫于腹部(bu)左(zuo)側,粗端(duan)(duan)鼓(gu)面(mian)(mian)朝向右(you)前(qian)(qian)方,兩(liang)手(shou)各執一(yi)個鼓(gu)棰,左(zuo)手(shou)敲擊(ji)(ji)后邊的(de)細(xi)端(duan)(duan)鼓(gu)面(mian)(mian),右(you)手(shou)敲擊(ji)(ji)前(qian)(qian)邊的(de)粗端(duan)(duan)鼓(gu)面(mian)(mian),也邊擊(ji)(ji)邊舞(wu)(wu)。雙(shuang)面(mian)(mian)鼓(gu)雖無固(gu)定音(yin)高,但(dan)兩(liang)端(duan)(duan)發音(yin)有別,細(xi)端(duan)(duan)發音(yin)高、粗端(duan)(duan)發音(yin)低。在傣族地(di)(di)區,逢年過節或喜(xi)慶(qing)豐收,全(quan)寨的(de)男女(nv)老少都要(yao)來到院壩上(shang),一(yi)邊敲擊(ji)(ji)雙(shuang)面(mian)(mian)鼓(gu),一(yi)邊歡樂(le)歌舞(wu)(wu),并有铓、傣镲(cha)和光吞等(deng)樂(le)器一(yi)起參加(jia)伴奏。舞(wu)(wu)步(bu)徐(xu)緩整齊,情緒(xu)歡快熱烈。有時日以繼夜,通宵達(da)旦。