FAQ · Instruments & artforms
Where are nadaswarams made?
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Narasingapettai, a village near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, is home to nadaswaram makers; in 2015 four families there still made the instrument by hand, PARI reported. They turn it from aacha wood that must be at least 75 to 100 years old, often taken from the lintels and pillars of old homes. Each piece needs three people to make.