sruti upanga
Illustration — From C. Day, Plate XVI The sruti upanga ("drone bagpipe", or bhazana-śruti, druthi, or nosbug) is a type of bagpipe played in Tamil Nadu, southern India. The instrument was often used to supply a drone to accompany mukha vina (Tamil oboe) music. The instrument was described by Charles Russel Day (1860-1900):
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sruti upanga
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Illustration — From C. Day, Plate XVI The sruti upanga ("drone bagpipe", or bhazana-śruti, druthi, or nosbug) is a type of bagpipe played in Tamil Nadu, southern India. The instrument was often used to supply a drone to accompany mukha vina (Tamil oboe) music. The instrument was described by Charles Russel Day (1860-1900):
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Beatrice Edgerly notes in 1942, similar to Day, that the pitch of the instrument was controlled by inserting wire or bits of silk.
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