Mohan Veena The Mohna Veena – named after its
Grammy-winning creator Vishwa Mohan Bhatt -- is a highly modified concord archtop played
lap-style. It is a very loud instrument, made to cut through in situations with low
amplifications. It has 19 strings: three for melody, four drone strings and 12 sympathetic
strings. The melody strings are on the treble side of the neck of the instrument while the
drone strings are on the bass side. The sympathetic strings run underneath the melody and
drone strings to yet another level on the bridge. The instrument has a carved spruce top,
mahogany back, sides and neck and a flat, fretless, rosewood fingerboard.
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