Rabab with Sadaf Work

The famous traditional instrument of Pakistan has body carved out of a single piece of wood, with a head covering a hollow bowl which provides the sound-chamber. The bridge sits on the skin and is held in position by the tension of the strings. It has three melody strings tuned in fourths, two or three drone strings and up to 15 sympathetic strings. The instrument is made from the trunk of a mulberry tree, the head from an animal skin such as goat, and the strings from the intestines of young goats (gut) or nylon.

• Single piece Mulberry (Shehtoot) wood body
• Goat Skin Resonator
• Walnut Wood Bridge (Akhrot)
• 3 x Nylon wire Frets
• Nylon Strings with Stainless Steel Sympathetic Strings
• Intricate Sadaf Work on Neck