Sarasvatī vīṇā Tanjore. L 52”. Named for Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge and the Arts. It is carved from a single piece of wood. It has twenty-one bronze fret bars (mettu) attached to the fingerboard (danda) in a beeswax mounting. Five strings are attached. It is highly decorated with white inlays. It does not appear to have a sound hole (nada randhra) in the soundboard. An extra resonator (sarrokai) is attached beneath the face of the dragon (yali).
Sarasvatī vīṇā Tanjore. L: 52. Named for Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge and the Arts. Bronze frets (mettu) are attached in a beeswax mounting. Five strings are attached. It is highly decorated with white inlays. It does not appear to have a sound hole (nada randhra).
Mayūrī vīṇā. L 76", H: 49”. Harp with tube resonator. It is named for the peacock (mayur) and peacock feathers are attached to the neck and bow. The strings are perpendicular to the sounding board. Two tumba resonators of gourd or wood are attached to the tube resonator.
Sarasvatī vīṇā Tanjore. L: 39”. Named for the Goddess of Knowledge and the Arts. View of the bridge kuthirai (“horse”) on face. The frets have not yet been attached to the fingerboard danda.
