Sarangi (box fiddle)

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Alternative Title

SārangĪ.

Instrument

Sarangi/Fiddles/Strings/Musical Instrument ; Sarangi

Instrument Family

Strings

Place Made

Asia ; India

Date Made

Probably 20th century

Description

Wooden body, U-shaped bottom and sides in one piece, separate ends, maximum width 255mm, maximum depth 170mm; parchment sound-table, reinforced with leather strip where bridge rests on sound-table; bridge with lightly curved top with 3 notches on top and 39 holes; top of neck contains box for strings; 4 melodic, 35 sympathetic strings (metal). Repair History: This sarangi was obviously reworked with an old version converted into a new one. The number of sympathetic strings had been increased with the side of the neck originally pierced to hold possibly only 7 pegs for sympathetic strings. Old peg holes had been plugged. The playing strings had been reduced from 4 to 3.

Notes

P.R. Cooke, 1995.

Measurements

755.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

0516