Surando, an ancient folk instrument from Kutch, popular in northern parts of India and Sindh in Pakistan as Sarinda
Kutch of Gujarat is famous for its beautiful white desert. Many cultural things are famous in Kutch, one of which is Surando! Surando is an ancient folk instrument from Kutch. Surando is a stringed musical instrument played with the use of bo, gaz or gazi in the local dialect. These are stringed instruments. Sound is produced by the vibration of strings or strings stretched between two points. These instruments are classified into cramp, archer, carved non-carved instruments. Some similar instruments are the harp, lyre, zither and lute. Sound is produced by producing vibrations by stretching or bending a tensioned string or string. The length and tension of the strings determine the activity and duration of the sound.
The body of the instrument can be made of any wood, but lahiro wood is best for producing excellent sound. After these, the wood of Talhi, Bhan and Mango is considered good. The bow or gaz is made of a string of horse hair or each attached to a flexible stick. The bow is held back and forth across it with strings held at right angles to it. In this process, the sound is produced with the help of bow in the friction of the strings. The wire is properly arranged by setting the pegs on the instruments.
Let us tell you that there are six wires in a surando, five of which are of steel and one of copper. In this, each chord has a specific name like Agora, Tip, Jara, etc. Surando known in Kutch is known as Sarinda in northern parts of India and Sindh in Pakistan. The surando is played like a violin and is similar to a sarangi and a violin. Surando is artistically crafted with intricate carvings from a single piece of teak wood. It has been given the shape of a pea-cock. To get a decorative impression of a surando, small brass nails can be applied to its surface. It is also painted with colors prepared from mercury or zinc to give it an attractive appearance.