Ektara
Product Details
| Ektara, Soprano | |||
| Item Id: EKTS | |||
| Ek means one and tar means string in Hindi. 5"x23", simple and fun to play, one string can be made to give a range of tones by applying pressure at various points along the neck. Simple and fun to play. 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 One strings is (are) stretched from a hook at the end of the gourd, over the bridge, to the tuning peg at the end of the bamboo shaft. | |||
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On sale:
$23.93
