The Maestro of Mohan Veena - Ajay Pandit Jha

Pandit **Vishwa Mohan Bhatt** reimagined the guitar to create the **Mohan Veena** — a hybrid instrument that merges Indian classical tradition with slide guitar technique. Based on a modified Hawaiian archtop guitar, the Mohan Veena typically features **19 to 21 strings**: 3 or 4 main melody strings, 5 drone strings, and 12 sympathetic strings that resonate with every note. It’s played lap-style, with a slide (bottleneck) gliding over a fretless neck. The tonal range is vast — from the deep, med