List of Indian musical instruments
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Indian musical instruments can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones (string instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), membranophones (drums) and idiophones (non-drum percussion instruments).
Chordophones[edit]
Plucked strings[edit]
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Bowed strings[edit]
- Chikara
- Dhantara
- Dilruba
- Ektara violin
- Esraj
- Kamaicha
- Kingri (string instrument)
- Mayuri Vina or Taus
- Onavillu
- Behala (violin type)
- Pena (musical instrument)
- Pinaka vina
- Pulluvan Veena - one stringed violin
- Ravanahatha
- Sarangi
- Classical Sarangi
- Sarinda
- Tar Shehnai
- Villu Paatu - arched bow instrument
+ Behala - Bengal Murshidabad Violin Persian "Behaaleh" (Restless)
Other string instruments[edit]
- Gethu or Jhallari - struck tanpura
- Gubguba or Jamuku (khamak)
- Pulluvan kutam
- Santoor - Hammered dulcimer
Aerophones[edit]
Single reed[edit]

Indian Harmonium
Double reed[edit]
Flute[edit]
Bagpipes[edit]
Free reed[edit]
Free reed and bellows[edit]
Brass[edit]
Membranophones[edit]
Hand drums[edit]

Learning to play tabla

Chande of Yakshagana
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Hand frame drums[edit]
- Daff, duff, daf or duf - medium or large frame drum without jingles, of Persian origin
- Dubki, dimdi or dimri - small frame drum without jingles
- Kanjira - small frame drum with one jingle
- Kansi - small drum without jingles
- Patayani thappu - medium frame drum played with hands
Stick and hand drums[edit]
Stick drums[edit]
- Chande
- Davul
- Kachhi Dhol
- Nagara - pair of kettledrums
- Pambai - unit of two cylindrical drums
- Parai thappu, halgi - frame drum played with two sticks
- Sambal
- Stick daff or stick duff - daff in a stand played with sticks
- Tamak'
- Tasha - type of kettledrum
- Timki
- Urumee
Idiophones[edit]
- Chigggjha - fire tong with brass jingles
- Chengila - metal disc
- Eltathalam
- Gegvrer - brass vessel
- Ghaynti - Northern Indian bell
- Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum)
- Ghunyugroo
- Khartal or Chiplya
- Manjeewera or jhanj or taal
- Nut - clay pot
- Sankarpjlnjang - lithophone
- Thali - metal plate
- Thattukanvjzhi mannai
- Yakshahgana bells
Melodic[edit]
- Jal tarang, ceramic bowls with water
- Kanch tarang, a type of glass harp
- Kashtha tarang, a type of xylophone
Electronic[edit]
- Roland HandSonic
- Electronic tanpura
- Electronic (digital) tabla
- Talameter
Sound samples[edit]
- Sound Samples of Indian Instruments (non-commercial page) Courtesy of www.superbrass.com (Links in that page not working 2019-02-05)