banjira Ekanda Veena, Blemished

BLEMISHED: Highly decorative and colorful veena with a carved and painted dragon head on pegbox. This veena's body is made out of solid wood and its neck is made out of rosewood and has a wax finish. It has 7 metal strings, 3 on the side of fret board and 4 on the fret board. There are 7 rosewood tuning pegs and a brass end peg. The frets are brass and are mounted on wax fret board. The nut is brass and the bridge is brass and rosewood. It also has a lower and upper toomba (upper toomba is also considered a gourd) that act as resonating chambers for sound. The Saraswati veena takes its name from the four-armed Goddess of knowledge and the arts. The Goddess Saraswati is represented as sitting on a lotus and with 2 of her hands she plays the veena. The Sanskrit word sara means "essence" and swa means "self." Thus Saraswati means "the essence of the self."

Order includes wooden case. Special delivery required. Decorations may vary.

Important Specifications:

Body/Bowl: 18 inches in length, 15 inches in width and 14.5 inches in height

Neck at Nut: 2.75 inches in width

Neck at Body Joint: 3 inches in width

Nut: 4 inches in width

Scale Length: 33.75 inches