--- url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-int/faq/instruments-artforms/how-do-you-hold-a-taus' title: 'How do you hold a taus?' author: name: rajeevk url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-int/user/fce96177fd193d3a' date: '2026-10-19T15:06:32+00:00' type: website summary: 'A taus player sits on the floor with the instrument on the ground and its top on the left shoulder, bowing with a horsehair bow.' 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 # How do you hold a taus? Updated 19 October 2026 To play the **[taus](/en-int/instrument/taus)**, the player sits on the floor, with the instrument resting on the ground and its upper end on the left shoulder. The bow is wood strung with horsehair, and the left hand stops the strings on metal frets. Darbar describes the tone as deep and resonant, close to the sarangi; another source says it resembles the peacock's cry. Was this answer helpful? [ ](/en-int/user/login?flag_anon=faq_helpful-898&destination=/en-int/faq/instruments-artforms/how-do-you-hold-a-taus) [ ](/en-int/user/login?flag_anon=faq_not_helpful-898&destination=/en-int/faq/instruments-artforms/how-do-you-hold-a-taus) Thanks for your feedback! ## Related pages 1 page mentions this question ### Instruments (1) - [ Taus The taus is a bowed, fretted lute with a peacock-shaped carved wooden body, used in Sikh Gurbani kirtan. Sikh tradition credits Guru Hargobind with creating it… ](/en-int/instrument/taus) [ Previous question How do you hold a rudra veena? ](/en-int/faq/instruments-artforms/how-do-you-hold-a-rudra-veena) [ Next question How do you hold an esraj? ](/en-int/faq/instruments-artforms/how-do-you-hold-an-esraj)