Sarangi Ganesh

Product #:	SI- 397
Brand:	Himalaya Crafts
Description:	FREE SHIPPING Beautiful Nepali Sarangi, hand crafted in Nepal. The Sarangi is a very common Nepali music instrument and comes in many varieties. Sarangi is a gut stringed instrument that is carved in a single piece of wood. The Sarangi’s neck is fretless and the bridge is seated on a skin stretched over the body of the instrument. In Nepali Sarangis are carried out by the Gaine, whose profession is singing. Most of the Sarangis have 3 playing strings, played with the cuticle of the index and the major fingers of the left hand, 1 bronze rhythm string that is tuned on the high tonic (SA), 11 sympathetic strings placed on two flat bridges near the pegs tuned on the notes of the raga, and at least 24 sympathetic strings tuned on all the shrutis of two octaves. The Sarangi’s playing strings are played with a bow (different from the violin bow, the tension is convex and adaptative) held in the right hand. Sarangi is played solo and/or often accompanies Gaine singers Product Material : The instrument is made from Wood, bamboo bow. Weight : The weight of this Sarangi Ganesh is 1440 grams.(appox) Size : This Sarangi Ganesh is 57 cm in length and 15 cm in breadth.(appox) Made : All our instruments are made around the country by skilled artists who are in the business since generations, which are then inspected by experienced musician for export. Availability : This beautiful Sarangi Ganesh is shipped within 24 hours of the order and it reaches the customers in 4-5 working days via DHL.
Price:	$146.00