--- url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-int/faq/instruments-artforms/can-you-move-the-frets-on-an-esraj' title: 'Can you move the frets on an esraj?' author: name: rajeevk url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-int/user/fce96177fd193d3a' date: '2026-10-19T15:04:59+00:00' type: website summary: "Yes: an esraj's brass frets are tied to the neck and can be moved; museum examples carry 14 to 16." tags: - 'Instruments & artforms' image: 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' published: true og: site_name: KalaSudha 'image:url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:secure_url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:type': image/svg+xml 'image:alt': KalaSudha --- FAQ · Instruments & artforms # Can you move the frets on an esraj? Updated 19 October 2026 Yes, the frets on an **[esraj](/en-int/instrument/esraj)** are tied to the neck and can be moved. They are metal, brass on documented examples, and the museum instruments documented carry 14 to 16 of them. The sympathetic strings run under the frets from their own board beside the neck, with their own wooden pegs. Was this answer helpful? [ ](/en-int/user/login?flag_anon=faq_helpful-887&destination=/en-int/faq/instruments-artforms/can-you-move-the-frets-on-an-esraj) [ ](/en-int/user/login?flag_anon=faq_not_helpful-887&destination=/en-int/faq/instruments-artforms/can-you-move-the-frets-on-an-esraj) Thanks for your feedback! ## Related pages 1 page mentions this question ### Instruments (1) - [ Esraj The esraj is a bowed, fretted lute with sympathetic strings, played upright with a horsehair bow in Hindustani music, Rabindra Sangeet and Bengali devotional… ](/en-int/instrument/esraj) [ Previous question Can the santoor play meend? ](/en-int/faq/instruments-artforms/can-the-santoor-play-meend) [ Next question Can you play Carnatic music on the saxophone? ](/en-int/faq/instruments-artforms/can-you-play-carnatic-music-on-the-saxophone)