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# The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c11.95

The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c11.95

- **Language:** English

### [c11.95](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11.95)

The strings pass across the flat of the arc through three saw cuts in the rim. Pieces of silk or quill termed “jivalam,” placed beneath the strings and the bridge, are occasionally employed to correct any inclination to buzzing.

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