Various String Instruments
It is really worthwhile to discover the world of Indian string instruments: Most of them have a unique sound particularly rich in overtones thanks to their sympathetic strings. Some are played with unusual techniques to produce the typical sliding melody movements. We carry a wide variety of plucked instruments as well as swarmandals and santoors.
You can find our Special Offers for String Instruments here.
![Sarod Sarod](assets/images/d/sarod-b5cf325d.jpg)
SAROD
The sarod with its fretless metal fingerboard is one of the most important melody instruments of classical North Indian music.
- Sarod Kanailal Premium – our recommendation for best concert quality
- Sarod Kanailal Standard – great choice for beginners
- Dorod Kanailal / 7/8 Sarod – small sarod-dotar hybrid with full sound; suitable for travel, for children and playing in D tuning
![Surbahar Surbahar](assets/images/1/hr-surbahar-1-8c5794c1.jpg)
DHRUPAD
Dhrupad instruments have a sophisticated construction, a deep, majestic sound and are very rare nowadays.
- Surbahar P. & Brothers – concert quality bass sitar
- Rudra Veena / Been Miraj – stick zither with frets
- Vichitra Veena Miraj – stick zither with slide
- Sursringar / Sursingar Naba Kumar Kanji – bass sarod
![Saraswati Veena Sunadavinodini Saraswati Veena Sunadavinodini](assets/images/2/radel-saraswati-veena-01-6c078072.jpg)
SOUTH INDIA
The saraswati veena is the South Indian equivalent of the North Indian sitar.
- Saraswati Veena – long-necked lute
- Saraswati Veena Sunadavinodini – semi-acoustic long-necked lute with frets, VEGAN
![Santoor Santoor](assets/images/0/santur-plm-10-da4271e0.jpg)
BOX ZITHER
A box-shaped resonator and separate strings for each note are typical for these instruments.
- Santoor Paloma – Indian hammered dulcimer
- Swarmandal / Surmandal Paloma – fretless Indian zither
![Ektar Ektar](assets/images/6/gopichand-plm-1-2d63c976.jpg)
FOLK & CHANT
Many Indian folk instruments are easy to play, small, simple and without sympathetic strings.
- Ektar / Gopi Yantra – Baul instrument
- Tumbi – melody instrument from Punjab