Sruti vīnā

Sruti vīnā (Sans., Beng.), vīnā of Bengal that differs from the *sitār only in that it has frets, usually 26, spaced for the 22 sruti (microtones) of the Indian oct. (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 Indonesiens. Berlin, 1915.