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Musical Instruments

In this collection, we have a group of finely-detailed paintings of musical instruments, framed and set in marble. From native Indian instruments, like the shehnai, mridangam, and dholak, to imports such as the bagpipe, harmonium, and gramophone, you will surely find a unique gift for the music lover in your life.



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Bagpipe

Bagpipe

The origins of the bagpipe can be traced back to the most ancient civilizations. The bagpipe probably originated as a rustic instrument in many cultures because a herdsman had the necessary materials at hand: a goat or sheep skin and a reed pipe. The instrument is mentioned in the Bible and historians believe that it...
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Dholak

Dholak

The Dholak is a very popular folk drum of northern India. It is barrel-shaped with a simple membrane on the right hand side. The left hand is also a single membrane with a special application on the inner surface. This application is a mixture of tar, clay and sand (dholak masala) which lowers the pitch and provides a well...
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Gramophone

Gramophone

The gramophone consists of a turntable for a disc record, a sound box mounted on a pivot, and a conical sounding-horn. The first gramophones were hand-driven, but the machinist Eldridge Johnson devised a practical spring-motor for the machine in 1896. The disc is almost always engraved with a single concentric spiral...
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Harmonium

Harmonium

The harmonium is also known as peti or baja. Though it is a very popular musical instrument in India, it is not a native Indian instrument. It is a European instrument which was imported in the last century. It is a reed organ with hand pumped bellows. The keyboard is European, but it has a number of drone reeds which are...
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Harp

Harp

A harp is a polychord instrument with a bow and a number of strings all running parallel to the bowstring. The harp and the lyre so made are poor in volume and quality of sound; it therefore becomes necessary to add a sound box to augment these. The body of the instrument is bow-shaped but the bowstring is replaced by a...
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Mridangam

Mridangam

Mridangam is a South Indian version of the pakhawaj and one of the most popular classical instruments of South India. The Mridangam is a great accompaniment to vocal, instrumental, and dance performances. The present day mridangam is made of a single block of wood. It is a barrel-shaped double-headed drum, the right head...
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Nagada

Nagada

Nagada are the kettle drums of the old naubat (traditional ensemble of nine instruments.) These drums are about one to two feet in diameter and played with sticks. Today this instrument is usually used to accompany the shehnai. Measures 7.5" width by 5.5" height.
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Pair Of Shehnai and Nagada

Pair Of Shehnai and Nagada

Any traditional marriage ceremony is incomplete without the melodious shehnai playing in the background. In fact, whenever you think of Indian traditional marriage ceremony, the Shehnai notes start echoing in your mind; it is that closely connected. It is associated with auspicious occasions like marriages as well as...
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Rudra Veena

Rudra Veena

Rudra Veena also known as the bin (been), believed to be one of the oldest forms of Veena. You can find the reference of Rudra Veena on the walls of ancient temples. It is basically designed with a bamboo stick with two gourds attached to it. It has frets which are set into wax. This instrument is one of the rare...
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Sarangi

Sarangi

The Sarangi is the premier bowed instrument of North Indian music. It became popular in the mid-17th century as an accompaniment to vocal singing. Though it is very popular to this date, the harmonium has an edge over it. The Sarangi consists of a squat, truncated body which is hollow and is made of teak wood and decorated...
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Saraswati Veena

Saraswati Veena

The Saraswati Veena is the instrument associated with Saraswati, the goddess of learning and the arts. This instrument is common in south India and is an important instrument in Karnataka sangeet (music of the Karnataka region in India.) It is also simply known as Veena, the "Saraswati" part being implied. Measures 7.5"...
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Sarod

Sarod

Sarod is an instrument which is derived from the rabab. It is not an ancient instrument, probably no more than 150 to 200 years old. It is essentially a bass rabab. It has a metal fingerboard with no frets. The bridge rests on a taut membrane which covers the resonator. The sarod has numerous strings, some of which are...
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