{"product_id":"tanpura","title":"Tanpura","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003etanpura\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanskrit_language\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Sanskrit language\"\u003eSanskrit\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"sa\"\u003eतंबूरा\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romanization_of_Sanskrit\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Romanization of Sanskrit\"\u003eromanized\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003c\/small\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Sanskrit-language romanization\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"sa-Latn\"\u003eTaṃbūrā\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; also referred to as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003etambura\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003etanpuri\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003etamboura\u003c\/b\u003e, or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003etanpoura\u003c\/b\u003e) is a long-necked, plucked, four-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stringed_instrument\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Stringed instrument\"\u003estringed instrument\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoriginating in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_subcontinent\" title=\"Indian subcontinent\"\u003eIndian subcontinent\u003c\/a\u003e, found in various forms in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_music\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Indian music\"\u003eIndian music\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003csup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003eVisually, the tanpura resembles a simplified\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sitar\" title=\"Sitar\"\u003esitar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor similar\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lute\" title=\"Lute\"\u003elute\u003c\/a\u003e-like instrument, and is likewise crafted out of a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gourd\" title=\"Gourd\"\u003egourd\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pumpkin\" title=\"Pumpkin\"\u003epumpkin\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-:0_2-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tanpura is not used to play a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melody\" title=\"Melody\"\u003emelody\u003c\/a\u003e, but to support and sustain the performance of another musician or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singing\" title=\"Singing\"\u003evocalist\u003c\/a\u003e, as well as musicians accompanying a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concert_dance\" title=\"Concert dance\"\u003edance performance\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-:0_2-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe instrument's four strings are tuned to specific\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Musical_note\" title=\"Musical note\"\u003enotes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof a given\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scale_(music)\" title=\"Scale (music)\"\u003escale\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Musical_key\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Musical key\"\u003emusical key\u003c\/a\u003e, normally the fifth (\u003ci\u003ePa\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solf%C3%A8ge\" title=\"Solfège\"\u003eSolfège\u003c\/a\u003e, “So”) and the root tonic (\u003ci\u003eSa\u003c\/i\u003e; “Do”), creating a drone effect. The strings are generally tuned 5-8-8-1.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-:1_3-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOne of the three strings tuned to the tonic is thus an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Octave\" title=\"Octave\"\u003eoctave\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebelow the others, adding greater\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acoustic_resonance\" title=\"Acoustic resonance\"\u003eresonance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand depth to the ambient drone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KhalsaShop.ca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44709992857807,"sku":null,"price":649.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0506\/6571\/7967\/files\/image_732281af-3b00-4dd5-9eee-b363649100b9.jpg?v=1764986056","url":"https:\/\/khalsashop.ca\/products\/tanpura","provider":"KhalsaShop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}