Esraj

Esraj, with bow: 490,- Euro
Esraj with complete Guitar Meachanics also for Sympathetic Strings: 540.-- Euro

All prices include 19 % German sales tax.
Customers outside the European Common Market get a reduction of 19 %.
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The Esraj is a stringed instrument that is mainly popular in Bengal and is used for instance for accompanying Tagore songs wheras it is hardly ever played as a solo instrument in classical Indian music. The Esraj has six playing strings and 15 resonance strings. The neck is equipped with frets as they are found in a similar shape on the Sitar. The sturdy, solid wooden body is covered with goat leather, like the Sarod, which serves as resonance cover. Mounted on this leather cover is a horn bridge which carries the playing strings that are partly steel and partly bronze. The resonance strings also go through the bridge. The Esraj is played with a bow similar to the violin and produces a sound that is rich in overtones and resonance and which reminds of old Renaissance instruments from Euroope.