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GottuvadhyamGottuvadhyam also known as the chitravina, is an Carnatic music instrument played in Southern India. It is usually used as a solo instrument in Carnatic music. Gottuvadhyam has resembles the saraswati veena in its general form. It is a complicated ancient instrument with twenty-one strings. Unlike the traditional veena or sitar, it is fretless. The fretless nature of the instrument makes it the closest instrument to vocal standards. There are six main playing strings which pass over the very top of the instrument used for the melody with the remaining strings used for providing a drone (3) and resonance (12). The approach to tuning is in some ways similar to the sitar, in other ways it is similar to the saraswati veena, but in many ways it is unique. It is played with a slide in a manner somewhat like a Hawaiian guitar. The fingers on the right hand are usually used with plectra to pluck the metal melody strings while a cylindrical block made out of wood, teflon or ebony is used to slide along the strings to vary the notes played. Ravikiran is the undisputed master of the instrument. The Gottuvadhyam popularised in the south by Sakharam Rao of Tiruvidaimarudur. It was later taken up and further popularised by Narayan Iyengar who was a palace musician of the old state of Mysore.
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