surbahar (Bass sitar)

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Description

Effectively a bass sitar, it has 4 main, 3-4 chikari(drone) and 10-11 resonance strings strung over a wide wooden neck. Made of flat-cut gourd with a possible secondary resonator (tumba) it was invented in 1825 by sitar-player Ghulam Mohammed who wanted a deeper sound.

Relations

de :Inde
inventé par :ওস্তাদ গোলাম মোহাম্মদ (sitar player and inventor of the surbahar) (le 1825)
utilisé en :dhrupad
type de :sitar (Indian long-necked fretted gourdlute)
dérivé de :kachva sitar (Flat-cut gourd sitar)
Wikidata :Q980383 [info]