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DUTTATREYA VEENA
Type: TAT VADYA
Duttatreya Veena is a stringed instrument made of steel and brass. This traditional instrument is found in various parts of North India. It is played in the same way as ‘Sitar’ is played with occasional strumming on the Swarmandal.
DUTTATREYA VEENA in North India
Material: Steel, brass
An improvised composite instrument. A gourd resonator attached to a wide fingerboard. Geared pegs on a square framed peg box. Five main strings of steel and brass, five drone strings, twenty 'Swarmandal' steel strings. It is played in the same way as ‘Sitar’ is played with occasional strumming on the Swarmandal.
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