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India Edge
Senior Member
Registered: June 2004
Location: Phoenix AZ
Posts: 209
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Fri May 2, 2008 2:51pm
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Rating: 9
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My favorite of India's stringed instruments. I'd love to hear Ry Cooder's theme from Southern Comfort played on a veena :-)
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Sama
a pain in the asana
Registered: March 2005
Location: the India inside my heart
Posts: 5,354
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and I love Ry Cooder! awesome slide player!
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My India, 2005-2008
BE THE REVOLUTION
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Jorge Reverter
Maha Guru Member
Registered: December 2003
Location: Murcia - Spain
Posts: 1,143
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Fri May 2, 2008 4:47pm
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Rating: 10
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I love Veena and would like to hear Ry Cooder playing Veena...
Jorge
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Nick-H
Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
Registered: October 2004
Location: Chennai, India
Posts: 26,842
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Sat May 3, 2008 1:50am
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Rating: 9
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For you slide instrument fans, there is a slide version of the veena --- the chitra veena. Unlike the Saraswati (normal) vina it also has sympathetic strings. Check out any recording by N. Ravikiran.
In Sama's picture here, you can see that the frets are set in a hard wax. Time and climate take their toll on this wax, and the frets need to be re-set from time to time. Obviously, the placement is critical.
If this is the shop I think it is, there is a mridangam maker's shop nearby too!
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