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    Veena Making - Bobbili, Andhra Pradesh

    String Instrument
    by
    Prof. Bibhudutta Baraland Parvathi Pooja
    NID, Bengaluru
    Tools and Raw Materials
     
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    Tools and raw materials that are used for Veena making are:

    • Bench Vice: It is used to hold the wood or any material for working on it.

    • Chisels: These are used to carve or remove material to make designs.

    • Hammer: It is used to deliver blows on an object.

    • Cutter: It is used to cut the sheets for the required size.

    • Planning Tool: It is used to even out the surface.

    • Hand Drill: It is used to make holes in the objects.

    • Files: These are used to remove materials or smoothen the surface.

    • Emery Paper: It is used to remove the rough surface on the contours.

    • Brass and Steel String: It is used on the Veena, which when struck, produces
       sound.

    • Brass Fret: It is used on the Veena, on which the strings rest.

    • Jackfruit Wood: It is used to make the body of the Veena.

    • Hacksaw: It is used to cut the wood into the required length.

    • White Plastic Sheet: It is used in decorating the Veena by inlaying the sheets.

    • Lac: It is used to add colours to the carved designs.

    • Heating Rod: It is used to melt the lac and fill in the grooves of the design.

    • Rosewood Bridge: It is used to support the strings of the Veena.

    • Measuring Tape: It is used to check the length of the objects.

    • Wood Polish/Paint: It is used in the surface treatment of the wood.

    • Aluminum Dome: It is used as a support on the other end of the Veena to rest it
      when not in use.

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