The instruments have necks similar to sitar, but smaller, with sitar frets and sympathetic strings. The bridge is seated on a skin stretched over the body of the israj.
Most Dilrubas and Israjs have 4 steel/bronze playing strings and 11-15 sympathetic strings. They are both played with a violin bow, or a Sarangi bow (with convex tension) held in the right hand..

• 19 nickel silver frets.
• 4 main strings.
• 16 tarraf (sympathetic) strings.
• Israj is carefully inspected, cleaned and tweaked to ensure your instrument is in the best condition.
• Israj is signed and dated after tweaking.
• With hard shell case and traditional Indian Israj bow.
• Price of Israj is $390 plus $50.00 packing, insurance and shipping.
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