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The sruti upanga ("drone bagpipe", or bhazana-śruti,Payer, Alois (1944 - ).

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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 ''
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'' (Tamil oboe) music. The instrument was described by Charles Russel Day (1860-1900):


Playing method

Beatrice Edgerly notes in 1942, similar to Day, that the pitch of the instrument was controlled by inserting wire or bits of silk.


See also

*
Mashak The mashak (also known as , , , ', ', ', ', '', )'' is a type of bagpipe found in Northern India, Uttarakhand, Sudurpaschim Province (especially Baitadi and Darchula district) of Nepal and parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The pipe was associate ...
, a Northern Indian bagpipe *Titti (bagpipe), a bagpipe in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala


References

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External links


Online Shruti Box
Free Online Shruti box. Bagpipes Indian musical instruments