sursingar (19th century large North-Indian dhrupad bass-sarod)

~ String instrument

Description

Improved further by Jaffar Khan, it had a wooden soundboard, the fingerboard covered with iron and all strings are steel or bronze.
Less common today, it was used for Dhrupad style music.

Relationships

from:North India
invented by:Jaffar Khan (Seni rabab player and inventor of sursringar)
used in:dhrupad
type of:lute family
derivations:sarod
derived from:seni rebab (Medieval Indian evolution of the Afghan (kabuli) rabab)
hybrid of:seni rebab (Medieval Indian evolution of the Afghan (kabuli) rabab)
sitar (Indian long-necked fretted gourdlute)
picture:https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/sursringar/sursringar.png [info]
Wikidata:Q2372387 [info]
information page:https://www.sursringar.org/ [info]
other databases:https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/musical/instruments_sursringar.html [info]