Rabab

The Rabaab is a plucked instrument made of wood. It has a double belly, the first being covered with parchment and the second with wood. There are four strings and a number of sympathetic metal strings run beneath the main strings. There are four or five frets made of gut tied round the fingerboard at semitonic intervals and the instrument is played with a plectrum.
The Rabab has a special significance for the Sikhs since Guru Nanak’s friend and companion Mardana played it when the Guru sung his divine shabads.