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 FAQ · Instruments & artforms

# What should I know before buying a sursingar?

 Updated 19 October 2026

 

Before buying a **[sursingar](/en-in/instrument/sursingar)**, expect custom work: revival players report that suitable timbers are scarce and that instruments are built in close collaboration with makers. Fingerboard length, the size of the tabli (sound table) and the distance of the pegs from the bridge all vary. Traditional instruments were very large, and revival makers resize the tabli and use other bridge materials.



 

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