Shiv Kumar Sharma Santoor Tuning and Stringing set up in Millimeters, and in Thousandths of an inch.
16 |
Taar Saptak Komal Dhaiwat |
0/23 mm |
15 |
Taar Saptak Pancham |
0/23 mm |
15 |
Taar Saptak Madhayam |
0/23 mm |
14 |
Taar Saptak Gandhar |
0/27 mm |
14 |
Taar Saptak Komal Gandhar |
0/27 mm |
13 |
Taar Saptak Rishabh |
0/30 mm |
13 |
Taar Saptak Komal Rishabh |
0/30 mm |
12 |
Taar Saptak Shadaj |
0/33 mm |
12 |
Taar Saptak Shadaj |
0/33 mm |
11 |
Madhaya Saptak Shudha Nishad |
0/33 mm |
11 |
Madhaya Saptak Komal Nishad |
0/33 mm |
10 |
Madhaya Saptak Shudha Dhaiwat |
0/33mm |
10 |
Madhaya Saptak Komal Dhaiwat |
0/35 mm |
9 |
Madhaya Saptak Pancham |
0/35mm |
9 |
Madhaya Saptak Tivra Madhayam |
0/35 mm |
8 |
Madhaya Saptak Shudha Madhayam |
0/35mm |
8 |
Madhaya Saptak Komal Gandhar |
0/35 mm |
7 |
Madhaya Saptak Shudha Gandhar |
0/40mm |
7 |
Madhaya Saptak Komal Rishabh |
0/40 mm |
6 |
Madhaya Saptak Shudha Rishabh |
0/40 mm |
6 |
Madhaya Saptak Shadaj |
0/40mm |
5 |
Madhaya Saptak Shadaj |
0/45mm |
5 |
Chikaris (see chart below) |
*(see below) |
4 |
Mandra Saptak Shudha Nishad |
0/45 mm |
4 |
Mandra Saptak Komal Nishad ni |
0/45 mm |
3 |
Mandra Saptak Shudha Dhaiwat |
0/45 mm |
3 |
Mandra Saptak Shudha Gandhar |
G No. 4 |
2. |
Mandra Saptak Pancham |
0/50 mm |
2 |
Mandra Saptak Shudha Rishabh |
G No. 4 |
1 |
Mandra Saptak Shudha Madhayam |
0/50 mm |
1 |
Mandra Saptak Shadaj |
G No. 5 |
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Chicaris ( Fifth course – left side )
! Madhaya Saptak Shadaj SA |
0/40 mm ,016″ (Inches) |
2 Madhaya Saptak Shadaj SA |
0/40 mm .016″ |
3 Madhaya Saptak Gandhar GA |
0/45 mm .018″ |
4 Madhaya Saptak Pancham PA |
0/45 mm .018″ |
Modern Indian Notation (Ali Akbar College)
Upper case means Natural – Shudha, or Sharp – Tivra (MA is the only Tivra note)
Lower case means flatted – Komal.
A dot above a note means Upper Octave (Taar).
A dot below a note means Lower Octave (Mandra).
Two dots above or below means 2 octaves above or below.
No dots means Middle Octave (Madhaya).
Shadaj |
SA |
Nishad |
NI |
Komal Nishad |
ni |
Dhaiwat |
DHA |
Komal Dhaiwat |
dha |
Pancham |
PA |
Tivra Madhayam |
MA |
Madhayam |
ma |
Ghandar |
GA |
Komal Ghandar |
ga |
Rishabh |
RE |
Komal Rishabh |
re |
Shadaj |
SA
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