The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c11.89

c11.89

A wooden arc supports a slab of wood 1 by 2½ inches. A resinous cement is poured upon this, and a piece of metal passing underneath the second, third, and fourth strings is laid above and manipulated until the strings produce a clear tone free from all buzz or twang; a wet cloth is then applied, or a little cold water poured over the upper surface, so as to harden the cement. Under the first string a similar piece of metal, in this case of a superior quality—either polished steel or bell metal—is fixed in the same way.