• @niktemadur
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    29 months ago

    Look at that second acoustic box gourd near the end of the strings.
    Is she playing a rudra veena?

    • @ZombiepirateOPM
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      9 months ago

      I believe it’s a sitar.

      In the late Mughal Empire (1707–1858), the instrument began to take on its modern shape. The neck got wider. The bowl, which had been made of glued lathes of wood was now made of gourd, with metal frets and a bone nut on the neck.

      I couldn’t find a video of one with a gourd soundbox, but here’s one of a more modern construction. They’re very cool!