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Rudra Veena
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| Rudra Veena Parts |
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| Number |
Hindi |
English |
Commonly called in English |
Position / Description |
| 1 |
दंडी |
Dandy |
Body |
Tube Body |
| 2 |
पडदे |
Padade |
Frets |
Over the dandy |
| 3 |
माईनी |
Maeeni |
Metal (Brass) ring |
At both ends of dandy |
| 4 |
फूल |
Ful |
Flower |
Dandy end, pegs side |
| 5 |
खुट्टी / खूंटी |
Khuntti / Khutti |
Pegs |
7 pegs to hold and tune the strings |
| 6 |
मणका / मणी |
Manka / Mani |
Tuning beads |
On strings, to change tension/pitch
Bird, oval, conical, or other shape |
| 7 |
आड़ / मेरू |
Aad / Meru |
Nut |
On which all main strings rest,
Opposite side of main bridge on dandy |
| 8 |
ब्रिज / जवारी |
Bridge / Jawari |
Bridge / Jawari |
Main bridge |
| 9 |
चिकारी ब्रिज |
Chikari Bridge |
Chikari Bridge |
Bridge for chikari strings |
| 10 |
लरज ब्रिज |
Laraj Bridge |
Laraj Bridge |
Bridge for laraj string |
| 11 |
करा |
Kara |
Bird belly |
The bird |
| 12 |
खूंटा |
Khunta |
Small pegs/nails |
Below the bird where string ends hold,
peg for laraj string, pegs for chikari strings |
| 13 |
गट्टू |
Gattu |
Tumba joiner |
The tumba and dandy connector |
| 14 |
तुंबा |
Tumba / Toomba |
Resonator |
Attached to the Dandy
Made from कद्दू Kaddu Pumpkin |
| 15 |
करंट |
Karant / Current |
Tumba upper plate
(may be plate end or border) |
Over the tumba, the wooden upper plate |
| 16 |
पत्ती |
Patti |
Tumba leaves/leafs |
On tumba |
| 17 |
रिंग |
Ring |
Ring |
Wooden ring at the tumba sound hole |
| 18 |
नाल |
Naal |
Metal tumba joiner |
On dandy, looks like
half circle of metal
(some cases, it does not appear)
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नट-बोल्ट |
Nut bolt |
Metal rod and bolt / tumba connector |
Metal rod fixed on dandy to attach tumba.
Bolt, with nut, inside tumba |
Notes: The Laraj string is called Bhanwara (भंवरा), 'bumblebee'.
The Laraj string is also called,
'Samarthak', 'Supporter', and is tuned to the raag.
Jod refers to where two parts join, such as the Gattu to the Dandy.
The names in the table are used by Miraj makers.
Photos of instruments created by
Altab Sitarmaker
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