Swarmandal Features:
Good sound quality, classically tuned. Shipping Free within India.
Delivery Time: 10-12 Working Days after Successful Payment.
Warranty: 1 Year Manufacturing Warranty
In The Box: Swarmandal, Tuning Key, Wooden Box
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History (Wikipedia):
From where we get Swarmandala- Small history below:
Our knowledge about the Special Swarmandal is from Wikipedia. As per Wikipedia, we shared this small history to let our customers know about the Swarmandal history. The swarmandal likely shares its origins with the 13th-century instrument known as the mattakokilā, or intoxicated cuckoo. During the Mughal period, the Ā’īn-i-akbarī regarded the swarmandal as equivalent to the qanun. In the 19th century, a writer noted that skilled performances on the instrument were rare, primarily due to its challenging playability and high cost.
Modern swarmandals resemble European psalteries, and musicians in India use autoharps as an equivalent instrument today, particularly when they remove the chord-button mechanism. Specifically, contemporary swarmandals take on a trapezoidal shape, measuring 51 cm (20 in) in length and 28 cm (11 in) in width. These instruments can feature up to 40 strings, while older versions from the 19th century typically had 21 strings.
Interestingly, the strings attach to a nail on the right edge of the swarmandal, while the musician winds them around tuning pegs on the left and tightens the pegs using a special key. In the medieval period, musicians used wooden pegs instead of metal ones. Additionally, a sharp 1⁄2-inch (13 mm) ridge on both sides of the swarmandal stands slightly apart from the nails that secure the strings, functioning as a bridge on either side. Ultimately, the instrument shares many characteristics with the autoharp and zither, this provides a basic history of Swarmandal.
