Mohan veena

Harry Manx with Mohan veena

The Mohan veena is a stringed musical instrument used in Indian classical music. It derives its name from its inventor Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

The instrument is actually a modified Archtop guitar and consists of 20 strings viz. three melody strings, five drone strings strung to the peghead, and twelve sympathetic strings strung to the tuners mounted on the side of the neck.^[1] A gourd (or the tumba) is screwed into the back of the neck for improved sound quality and vibration. It is held in the lap like a slide guitar. The Mohan veena is under tremendous tension; the total strings pull to be in excess of 500 pounds.^[2]

Some of the popular performers include its inventor Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, fusion artist Harry Manx, former Counting Crows bassist Matt Malley, and Pandit Satish Khanwalkar.

References

1. ^ "Mohan Veena". mohanveena.com. http://www.mohanveena.com/. 
2. ^ "Vishwa Mohan Bhatt". vishwanmohanbhatt.com. http://www.vishwamohanbhatt.com/veena.htm. 

External links

• Ranjan Veena
• Writeup about Mohan Veena on Music Aloud

Listening

• Mohan veena story from The World radio program, December 21, 2009

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