The shruti boxes we build ourselves in seasoned teak, plus one Super Premium model in pine. A sealed body, a bellows and matched reeds, with nothing to subcontract and nothing to hide behind.
$219 to $369. Prices include free shipping to the USA, UK, Germany, Australia and many more countries.
The shruti boxes we build ourselves, in seasoned teak, plus one Super Premium model in pine.
Because a shruti box is nothing but a sealed body, a bellows and a set of reeds, building them ourselves is where the value comes from. There is no complexity to hide behind and nothing to subcontract. What you are paying for is wood that stays sealed and reeds that are matched to each other.
The range. Small for travel and close playing. Medium, which is what most singers want, in natural teak or espresso. Large for deep voices, meditation rooms and anywhere a drone needs to fill a space without electricity. And the Super Premium in pine, our most expensive box, built in small numbers because pine of that grade is hard to source and hard to work.
All of them. Tuned to A440 and checked again at dispatch, thirteen notes from C to C, brass reeds, multi-fold bellows, checked for leaks, and supplied with a fitted shoulder bag. A#2 to A#3 and G2 to G3 can be ordered instead, so tell us when you order.
Which size should I buy? If you sing and you are unsure, medium. It is the size we ship most and the one that suits the widest range of voices.
Compare with MKS Concert boxes, or see all Shruti Boxes.
Customise your shruti box
Every shruti box we sell can be adapted before it ships. Ask us when you order and we will confirm the cost and timing before you pay anything.
- Tuning pitch. These ship at 440 Hz, standard concert pitch. 432 Hz costs nothing extra and adds a few days.
- Note range. Standard boxes run C to C. Other ranges, such as G to G or A sharp to A sharp, are a custom build at around $50 more and roughly three weeks, because the reeds are sourced separately.
- Two octaves. A second octave is $60 and takes about four weeks. It is only suitable on the large 16 x 12 inch box. Sustain on smaller boxes is naturally shorter, and a second octave shortens it further, so we do not recommend it below that size.
- Foot pedal. $129, and it fits every model we sell. It holds the drone hands-free while you play another instrument. We sometimes have them in stock, otherwise they take about a week to come in.
- Size and sustain. Larger boxes hold the drone longer and give deeper bass. If sustain matters more to you than portability, go up a size.
Questions we get asked
What does premium add?
Teak construction, hand selected reeds, and finish work. A drone for daily professional use rather than occasional practice.
Which size should I buy?
Bigger drones deeper and louder. Singers usually take medium. Deep voices and meditation rooms tend toward large.