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Musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones (string instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), membranophones (drums) and idiophones (non-drum percussion instruments).
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Bowed strings
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- Chikara
- Dhantara
- Dilruba
- Ektara violin
- Esraj
- Kamaicha
- Kingri (string instrument)
- Mayuri Vina or Taus
- Onavillu
- Behala (violin type)
- Pena (musical instrument)
- Pinaka vina
- Pulluvan Veena - one stringed violin
- Ravanahatha
- Sarangi
- Classical Sarangi
- Sarinda
- Tar Shehnai
- Taus
- Villu Paatu - arched bow instrument
Other string instruments
[edit]- Gethu or Jhallari – struck tanpura
- Gubguba or Jamuku (khamak)
- Pulluvan kutam
- Santoor – Hammered dulcimer
Single reed
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Double reed
[edit]- Kuzhal
- Mukhavina
- Nadaswaram
- Shehnai
- Sundari
- Tangmuri
Flute
[edit]Bagpipes
[edit]Free reed
[edit]Free reed and bellows
[edit]Brass
[edit]Hand drums
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Hand frame drums
[edit]- Daf, duf, or dafli – medium or large frame drum without jingles, of Persian origin
- Dubki, dimdi or dimri – small frame drum without jingles
- Kanjira – small frame drum with one jingle
- Kansi – small drum without jingles
- Patayani thappu – medium frame drum played with hands
Stick and hand drums
[edit]Stick drums
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- Chande
- Davul
- Kachhi Dhol
- Nagara – pair of kettledrums
- Pambai – unit of two cylindrical drums
- Parai thappu, halgi – frame drum played with two sticks
- Sambal
- Stick daff or stick duff – daff in a stand played with sticks
- Tamak'
- Tasha – type of kettledrum
- Timki
- Urumee
Idiophones
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- Chigggjha – fire tong with brass jingles
- Chengila – metal disc
- Eltathalam
- Gegvrer – brass vessel
- Ghaynti – Northern Indian bell
- Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum)
- Ghunyugroo
- Khartal or Chiplya
- Manjira or jhanj or taal
- Nut – clay pot
- Sankarpjlnjang – lithophone
- Thali – metal plate
- Thattukanvjzhi mannai
- Yakshahgana bells
Melodic
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- Jal tarang, ceramic bowls with water
- Kanch tarang, a type of glass harp
- Kashtha tarang, a type of xylophone
Hand harmonium
[edit]Dwarkanath Ghose (Dwarkin) modified the French pedal harmonium.
Electronic
[edit]- Roland HandSonic
- Electronic tanpura
- Electronic (digital) tabla
- Talameter