Ektara Indian String Musical Instrument

Ektara Musical Instrument

• Ek means one and tar means string in Hindi. 6″x27 “
• 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 Punjab
• 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.

Size 27 Inch