This Family Has Made Pumpkin Instruments For About 200 Years. Now Electric Ones Threaten Their Craft
The Sitarmakers of Miraj in India have been crafting musical devices out of pumpkins for nearly 200 years. They are recognized for making the tanpura, a string instrument utilized by classical singers to search out the proper tone.
The household gained a repute for high-quality handmade devices over seven generations. But now, cheaper digital ones are threatening their enterprise.
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