A palito is a Puerto Rican musical instrument typically 25 cm long and 3 cm in diameter made of wood. One palito is held in one hand loosely resting on the hand's palm which is struck by the other palito in order to create a resonating sound. There are many variations, many which originate centuries ago. A musical instrument is a device that has been constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For the geometric term, see diameter. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood derives from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... In physics, resonance is the tendency of a system to absorb more oscillatory energy when the frequency of the oscillations matches the systems natural frequency of vibration (its resonant frequency) than it does at other frequencies. ...