Some people find the significantly lower tuning to 432 hertz softer and more relaxing, or fundamentally consider it more harmonious and healing than the standard tuning to 440 hertz. However, since shruti boxes cannot be retuned at will, the 432 tuning makes it impossible to play with instruments tuned to 440 hertz.

In addition to the excellent small Teak Wood Shrutibox TARANG offers a big version that leaves nothing to be desired concerning workmanship, the use of materials and functioning. Also, the warm, powerful and balanced sound is convincing. 13 chromatically tuned notes from c to c' (or C3 to C4 in scientific notation). Each of the twelve semitones can be used as a keynote and combined with a fifth or fourth above or below it to create a full, sustaining overall sound. It consists of solid teak wood and impresses with its classy waxed surface which shows the natural grain of the wood to its fullest advantage and gives the instrument an elegant appearance. The pumping capacity of this bigger Shrutibox is even more than the big version of the Monoj Kumar Sardar Shrutibox. The larger bellows volume and also its construction provides a very stable sonorous sound. Thus the sound will be very consistent even when the bellows movements are irregular and it will go on resonating for a while on its own after the bellows movements have stopped. A stable sound is also achieved by slow and even pumping when 4 valves are open. the loudness of the Shrutibox can easiely adjusted from bold loud to very light. For accompanying overtone singing and any other sensitive sounds we absolutely recommend this large version of the Shrutibox by Paloma.

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