The sruti upanga ("drone bagpipe", or bhazana-śruti,Payer, Alois (1944 - ). Musikinstrumente und Musikensemble. (Materialien zur karnatischen Musik). Fassung vom 2009-05-20. druthi, or nosbug) is a type of bagpipe played in Tamil Nadu, southern India. The instrument was often used to supply a drone to accompany mukha vina (Tamil oboe) music.
The instrument was described by Charles Russel Day (1860-1900):
Playing method Beatrice Edgerly notes in 1942, similar to Day, that the pitch of the instrument was controlled by inserting wire or bits of silk.
See also
Mashak, a Northern Indian bagpipe Titti (bagpipe), a bagpipe in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala
References
External links Online Shruti Box Free Online Shruti box.