The Saraswati Veena: the ancient lute of goddesses - Darbar
Jameela Siddiqi, Darbar
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- Type
- article
- Level
- beginner
- Language
- en
- Cost
- free
- Topics
- instruments, veena
What it is
An article on the Saraswati veena: about four feet long, a resonator hollowed from jack wood, twenty-four fixed metal frets, four playing and three drone strings, played seated cross-legged, with the design linked to Raghunatha Nayak's time.
Why it is useful here
An independent description of the veena's build and playing position.
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