How many strings does a surbahar have?

String counts vary between surbahars. Museum examples show five main pegs and two side pegs for the chikari strings, with seven or 11 sympathetic strings. Players choose the gauge of the main string: Annapurna Devi, Vilayat Khan and Imrat Khan used a No. 5 main string and Rais Khan a No. 6, and the jawari must be adjusted to suit it.