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288 esrāj

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India(east), Bangladesh
body: wood, with goat skin over front face; L.91.5cm
strings: 4, brass and steel; sympathetic strings: 15
frets: 16, brass, tied to the neck
bridges: 2
bow: 1
range: ca.B-a''; tuning: B-e-e-a

A long-necked fiddle of North India. A fairly old specimen. See 287.


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