It is a typical sitar having 19 strings. The main melody string is positioned
at the middle of the fret surface while the next six strings lie off to the
side on the left. This arrangement allows the player to pull the main string
downward across the frets toward the palm unobstructed by the other
strings. The remaining 12 strings are strung under the frets and are mostly
not played. Their purpose is to chime in sympathetically with the notes
being played on the main string thereby adding fullness and extra volume
to the music.
The body is made from a large natural gourd!
An Assortment of Percussion Instruments:
Bar chimes
Various shakers
Congas
Indian baya drum
Tambourine and Tibetan tingshas