History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c13.s4.12

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The manufacture of variety of string musical instruments of Indian origin required wires of various diameters produced from very precisely controlled composition. This industry also desired metals and alloys to be produced free of non-metallic inclusions so that long wire could be drawn without its breaking. The Indian craftsmen were not only skilled smelters but also alloy makers as well as skilled in fluxing technology to produce metal ingots, even of steel, free from even the micro size non-metallic inclusions.