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The sitar has a pumpkin, sometimes more than one. Look at a typical bridge on a sitar. It is large, flat and has a slight curve which produces that twangy ringing sound - like the buzzing noise on a worn out guitar fret. Underneath the main raised fret board and strings are many sympathetic strings which aren't plucked but vibrate as the instrument is played. Very harsh on the finger tips)