The mohan veena looks like a monster to tune. Bhatt says the 19 strings are pulled to a combined tension of 500 pounds. But the resulting sound is nothing like that of an archtop guitar, nor any ...

I also created another instrument, the Vishwa Veena, which combines the 20 strings of the Mohan Veena with 15 harp strings — totaling 35. However, it became difficult to manage, so I now ...

He’s getting his axe back. A Canadian artist has been reunited with his beloved guitar after diligent detectives were able to nab the instrument thief returning to the scene of the crime. Har… ...

In Mohan veena, we can play five different string instruments such as sarangi, sarod, santoor, sitar, and Hawaiian guitar. My guru Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt’s veena has 19-21 strings. I have ...

The Mohan veena, an acoustic guitar modified to perform Indian classical music, will be played on Sept. 5 by its inventor, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.A ...

KOCHI: Poly Varghese, an exponent of Mohan Veena, and Salim Nair, a digital musician, were recently in Kochi for a joint performance at Lokadharmi Nadakaveedu, Vypeen. The show saw the duo blend ...

Musician Pleads for Return of Unique Guitar Stolen from O'Hare Airport The Canadian artist posted a plea on Facebook to Chicagoans and fans in hopes that someone might find his beloved instrument ...

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt plays the Mohan Veena, an acoustic slide guitar he adapted to play Hindustani classical music by adding more than a dozen drone and sympathetic strings. Like his former teacher ...

Facing several broken veenas on international travel, Suma Sudhindra came up with the Tarangini Veena using guitar frets. Initially, it required two bags, but now fits in a standard guitar case.