Bharata-vīnā

Bharata-vīnā (Sans., Beng.: Indian vīnā), modern combination of a rudra vīnā and a kachapi vīnā, with body of a half calabash, membrane belly, 5 rib-fastened metal strings tuned f1 c1 c1 f1 c0, and both frontal and lateral pegs. Ca. 110 cm. (43 in.) long (173). Sachs, Curt. Die Musikinstrumente Indiens und Indonesiens. Berlin, 1915.