Indian Folk Instrument Two Pack - banjira Bass Dotara & banjira Bulbul Tarang (Indian Banjo) 23-Inch Deluxe Pack w/Accessories Deluxe Package Includes banjira Bass Dotara, banjira Bulbul Tarang (Indian Banjo) 23-Inch, banjira Ektara 2-String Set Loop Ends, RS Berkeley Instrument Cleaning Polish Cloth, Signal Flex SF-20 Suction Cup Pickup for Electronic Tuners, banjira Bulbul Tarang String Set. Banjira Bass Dotara, This is a folk instrument made in the central coastal State of Maharashtra. The soundboard is goat skin is tightly stretched over an opening cut in the pumpkin gourd body. A bamboo shaft which serves as the neck two strings are stretched from a hook at the end of the gourd, over the bridge, to the tuning pegs at the end of the bamboo shaft. banjira Bulbul Tarang (Indian Banjo) 23-Inch, , with 10 steel strings. Unique hand-crafted instrument with varying tuning, not to Western standards. This is not a Kentucky banjo. The case is integral to the instrument. Eight main strings are plucked or strummed with picks while depressing keys to change the notes. Instrument has two sympathetic strings. The main strings on a banjo are all tuned to the same note. It can be any note comfortable to the vocals. Then tune the sympathetic strings to a complimentary harmonic. Indian instruments are usually tuned for the vocals or the particular Raga or song being played. They are not limited to one tuning. The left most key moves but does not fret the strings, it is a vestigial key and plays the open notes. An important note about Indian Banjo quality. In general, the quality standards on Indian instruments usually focus on the functionality of the instrument. Banjira Ektara 2-String Set Loop Ends, string set contains 2 steel strings with looped ends and fits all our ektaras. The ektara uses only one of the strings, so the second string is extra. This same string set will work for the dotara, which is a very similar instrument that has two strings. The instrument is usually tuned to the root note in the composition being played, so the tuning may vary. banjira Bulbul Tarang String Set, This string set contains 10 steel strings with looped ends and fits both our banjira bulbul tarang models. The strings on a bulbul tarang are arranged in two groups, drone and melody. The melody strings are commonly tuned to the same note, or in octaves, while the drone strings are tuned to the 1st and 5th of the melody strings. RS Berkeley Instrument Cleaning Polish Cloth, Take proper care of your musical instrument with this high buff cleaning/polish cloth. Signal Flex SF-20 Suction Cup Pickup for Electronic Tuners, Sticks directly to the instrument eliminating background noise interference.