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SAITAR
Type: TAT VADYA
Saitar is a stringed instrument made of wood and steel. This folk instrument is found in Jammu and Kashmir. Majorly used in folk, traditional and devotional music of Kashmir like Sufiana Qalam and others.
SAITAR in Jammu and Kashmir
Material: Wood, steel
A fretted, plucked variety of lute, with an elongated body. A long finger board, a rectangular peg box and a pear shaped hollow resonator all made of wood. The resonator is covered with a wooden plank. Seven gut frets fitted on the long narrow fingerboard. Contains seven steel strings. Used in folk, traditional and devotional music of Kashmir like Sufiana Qalam and others.
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