I know how to tune four of the strings
(B b b F#), possibly the fifth (A#), but can't find tuning info on a six-string.

Thanks,
Drew

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[This message was edited by Drew Howard on 23 November 2006 at 08:44 AM.]

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For ragas that omit the fifth, the first string will be tuned down to the natural fourth.

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I hope you already have children:

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In Indian culture, for a musician, to have someone play tanpura at one's need was a reason for procreation in itself. Formerly, all musician's offspring would sit behind father on the stage with a tanpura....

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It sounded like "plunk, plunk, plunk" when I tried it but he got it down, tuned it real fast, and then adjusted these little pieces of thread where the strings crossed the bridge (which is really wide). He moved them up slowly until he hit the "node". It sounded "plunk, plunk, plunk" and when he got the thread to exactly the right spot "wwrroowwwzzzzzzzzz"

I've seen more and more in recent years that Indian classical performers, even very big players, will use electronic tambouras instead of humans. They're cheaper and also non-union.