Kachapī vīnā

Kachapī vīnā [*kachapi], vīnā of Bengal, of the sitār type, with a large gourd body, wooden soundboard, fretted neck that is long, flat, and wide, and both frontal and lateral pegs. The 6 strings are tuned c3 c2 g0 c1 c1 f1 (relative tuning) and are rib-fastened (138, 173). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Meerwarth, A. M. A guide to the collection of musical instruments . . . of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Calcutta, 1917. Sachs, Curt. Die Musikinstrumente Indiens und…