Ektara, Tenor

Compare To: $32.93 Dotara, Deluxe Tenor $23.00 Ektara, Soprano $37.00 Dotara, Bass $44.00 Dotara, Deluxe Bass, Orange

Ek means one and tar means string in Hindi. 6"x30", one string can be made to give a range of tones by applying pressure at various points along the neck. Simple and fun to play. This is a folk instrument made in the central coastal State of Maharashtra. The soundboard is goat skin is tightly stretched over an opening cut in the pumpkin gourd body. A bamboo shaft which serves as the neck One strings is (are) stretched from a hook at the end of the gourd, over the bridge, to the tuning peg at the end of the bamboo shaft.

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