This research project is about the design and construction of the alternative electronic musical instrument SAS. The instrument- controller SAS which is presented here, is the result of various experiments with both handmade and ready- made sensors as parts of a new alternative control â interface for musical expression. It consists of an array of controllers embedded on a cylindrical tube and connected to the wireless Wi-microDig (I-CubeX). The design combines elements of the performance practices of string and wind musical instruments families. The application is also accompanied with a proposed - preliminary â mapping strategies with a âsound engineâ algorithm implemented in Max/MSP programming environment.