Half thesize of a standard Tanpura, with gourd.is a longneck plucked string instrument, a resonator made of dried pumpkin attached atthe bottom of Tanpura.Tanpurahas four strings, a thin piece of cotton or silk string slide between thebridge and metal strings to adjust the tonal quality. Strings are plucked in arhythm to produce a definite drone pattern for the music.Qualityof material, finishing, carving, engraving, style, design and scale of Tanpuradefines the models of Tanpuras.