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SURSINGAR
Type: TAT VADYA
Sursingar is a stringed instrument made of ivory and wood. This traditional instrument is found in various parts of North India. Majorly used by the North Indian Classical musicians as a concert instrument for solo performance.
SURSINGAR in North India
Material: Wood, Ivory
A plucked instrument. Sound box and finger board scooped out of a single log of wood. Peg box carved out into a bird motif. A broad flat bridge made of ivory, upon which six main strings and two drone strings rest. Sound box covered by a thin wooden plank. Electroplated metal sheet placed on the broad fingerboard. An additional gourd resonator. Played with the help of a plectrum. Used by the North Indian Classical musicians as a concert instrument for solo performance.
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