Shahi baaja

The shahi baaja ("royal instrument") is an electrified and slightly modified version of the Indian bulbul tarang, a type of Indian zither to which have been added typewriter keys which depress two of the strings to change their pitch. The modifications also include the addition of 10 additional unfretted strings which serve as an attached swarmandal (drone harp).

The instrument is currently used in everything from semi-classical and popular Indian music to ambient techno, and psychedelic rock. A few musicians are now trying to adapt this instrument to play Indian Classical Music.