Description
The tanpura or tambura, tanpuri is a long-necked plucked string instrument, originating from Eastern reasons , found in various forms in Eastern music. Wood used is either tun or teak; bridges are usually cut from one piece of bone. It has a flat wooden sound box. The sound can be described as clear and silvery. The characteristic tuning of an instrumental Tanpura is around c (c – d). Instrumental Tanpuras are used in classical music e.g. at Sarod or Sitar concerts. The richness in overtones is closely related to the position of the threads which are squeezed in between bridge and strings. The position of the threads changes the bearing angle between strings and bridge and so influences a strong or less strong vibrating/twanging which is responsible for the richness in overtones. If you would like to maintain or change the richness in overtones, you should newly adjust these threads every once in a while in order to keep your favourite sound pattern. This may be necessary with every new tuning of the instrument.













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