FAQ · Instruments & artforms

How big is a rudra veena?

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Museum examples of the rudra veena measure 125 to 143.5 cm overall, and the gourd resonators are about 34 to 37 cm across. One instrument in Berlin weighs 3.5 kg. The design of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar is larger: he enlarged the gourds and the hollow tube to gain resonance and longer sustain.

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