Hand Made Flat Male Tanpura/Tanpuri/Tambora 4 String Tambura Tun Wood Music Indian Flavor Kolkata Bhajan Kirtan Color Brown Size 52 Inches
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The
Tanpura (called "tamboura" or "tambura" in South India) is
the instrument that provides the characteristic drone background in most Indian
Classical Music.
The
tanpura or tambura, tanpuri is a long-necked plucked string instrument.
It does
not play melody but rather supports and sustains the melody of another
instrument or singer by providing a continuous harmonic bourdon or drone.
Like a
sitar, a tanpura has a curved bridge or “jawari” which produces the buzzy sound
that characterizes the drone. Most tanpuras have 4 or 5 strings and are tuned
to 2 or 3 different notes. They can make a lovely bouquet of overtones.
There
are three groups of tanpuras. Male tanpuras, the largest, are made to match the
male singing voice and sound best between B flat and D sharp.
This is male tanpura.
Female
tanpuras, slightly smaller, sound best about a fifth higher, from F to B.
Instrumental tanpuras, the smallest, are made to accompany a stringed
instrument like a sitar or sarode, and sound best an octave up from a Male
tanpura.
This
instrumental Tanpura is about 100 cm in length and is stringed with 4 thin
steel strings. 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
Indian 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 influence 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 occasionally, in order to keep your favorite sound
pattern. This may be necessary with every new tuning of the instrument.
The
body shape of the tanpura somewhat resembles that of the sitar, but it has no
frets – as the strings are always plucked at their full lengths.
It
plays an important role in a concert of classical music by providing the base
note (adharaswara) and by creating an aesthetic ambience on the stage. A
well-tuned tanpura can emit possibly all the seven notes of the gamut.
The
tanpura has a hollow body. The body is a carefully designed soundbox. It
consists of the front of the tanpura, called the soundboard (tabli), the gourd
(tumba) and the neck heel (gulu) at the back of the fingerboard. The tanpura is
a plucked chordophone.
The
vibrations set up by the plucking of strings are conveyed to the resonator
through the bridge and the resonating plank (tabli). The air cavity inside the
tumba and the rest of the body is set into forced vibrations, which leads to
the amplification and projection of the basic tone.
It
is 52-Inch-long and 4 Inch in wide. It tumba length is 13 Inche and 14 inch in
wide. It approx. weight is 2.740 kg.
The
best wood to make tanpuras from is Spanish Cedar (tun wood). Teak is also used
for this purpose. The wood used should be well seasoned or kiln-dried so that
it stands up to the changes in temperature as well as humidity.
The
total length of the male tanpura is fifty-seven inches, the width of the
soundboard (tabli) seventeen inches, circumference of the gourd (tumba) is
fifty-four inches, and the length of the neck (dandi) or fingerboard is forty
inches.
The
measurements of the female tanpura are fifty-one, fifteen, forty-eight and
thirty-six inches respectively.
The
polishing is done by hand, preferably with the French Sheller with a spirit
base. But before it is polished, the body is made smooth by sandpaper. The polish
must be dried for at least fifteen days before fitting the pegs and bridges for
good results.
The
fittings of the tanpura are: khunti (pegs), targahan (nuts), javari (bridge),
and strings. The wood used for pegs is preferably seasoned rosewood, and the
bridge and nuts are preferably made of a stag horn. All the joints of the
tanpura's body are very important and, therefore, should be treated
consciously. The tanpuras are decorated with fine inlay work and wooden leaf
patterns to give it a much better appearance.
There
are four metal strings, three are made of steel and the fourth and the lowest
one is of brass.
Number
of Strings - 4
Wood
Used - Tun wood
Type
- Designer Flat tanpura
NOTE: The color
of the product may slightly vary due to photographic lighting or your monitor
display settings, phone screen, camera.
The size, shape
and color of this product may slightly vary due to varying manufacturers.
Hand Made Product
Thus Machine Quality Finish Not Possible, 100% Copy Not Possible. Scratch Mark,
small dent/mark may be there.
Package Includes:
1 Tanpura
SPECIFICATION
Length: 52 Inches
Width: 4 Inches
Tumba
Length: 13
Inches
Tumba
Width: 14
Inches
Weight: 2.740 kg
Color: Brown
Material: Wooden, Metal
FEATURES:
·
Easy to Use
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Smooth Surface
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Natural Vibrant
Color
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Durable
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Best Quality
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Flawless Finish
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Precisely
Designed
·
Premium Quality
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Long Life
·
Spruce Top for
Great Tones and Sound
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Easy to learn and
Play
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Made
with Tun Wood
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Exquisite
Inlay Work
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Light
Weight
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Best
Suitable for Travel Purpose
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Complete
Wooden Body