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Quick-Guide (Large)

Tuning and Stringing the Large Dilruba or Esraj

by David Courtney working tools

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Main Strings

Tuning of the main strings for the larger dilruba

Jawari Strings

Tuning of the jawari strings for the larger dilruba
NOTE – Many in­stru­ments do not have a jawari bridge.
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Tarif Strings

Tuning of the tarif strings for the smaller dilruba

Note

Please note that this is just a “quick guide”.  It is OK for a beginner, but at some point it will fail you.  There is no substitute for a comp­lete under­stand­ing of the mus­ical and technical is­sues surrounding the tuning of your instrument.  A more de­tailed dis­cus­sion of tuning op­tions is to be found here (Stringing and Tuning the Dilruba and Esraj).