Tanpura Museum

Mohammad Waseem
Tanpura

Tanpura Museum

Custom Female Tanpura

Made from well-seasoned Tun wood, pattedar, good workmanship, and better tonal quality for female scale, MIRAJ made with Fiberglass case .The body shape of the Female Tanpura is similar to that of the sitar, but it has no frets and the strings are played open. The three main styles of tanpura are: Miraj style, Tanjore style and the small instrumental version called Tamburi.

Female Tanpura is mostly used in Indian Classical Music (both Hindustani and Carnatic) as an accompaniment to the musicians.