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# How many strings does a sarangi have?

 Updated 19 October 2026

 A classical **[sarangi](/instrument/sarangi)** usually has three gut playing strings and about 35 sympathetic strings; some carry 39, and smaller ones 24 or fewer. Classical sarangis have never been standardised, so sizes and string counts vary. The bow never touches the sympathetic strings, which sound only by resonance with the bowed strings.



 

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