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["Dr. Chiranjit Parmar" <parmarch@vsnl.com>]

Dear Miekal,

I do not think so.  I have not seen it anywhere till now.

The body of snake charmers flute is made from a gourd which is somewhat pear
shaped.  Many Indian musical instruments, particularly the string
instrumrents are made from gourds.

Bael shells, especially of the wild growing type whose picture can be seen
on my website.  These shells were used in earlier times Ayurvedic physicians
for storing very valuable type medical preparations made from metals.  These
fruits are relatively smaller in size.  They make a small hole in the body
of ripe fruits and take the pulp out.  Then the shell is cleaned and dried.

Bael fruits are round and therefore will not suit for making a flute.

The gourds used for making mustical instruments grow these days and the
fruits come to market in August-September.  I shall take pictures and e-mail
to you.

Please keep reminding me.

Thanks for the mail.

Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
Horticultural Consultant on Lesser Known Indian Fruits
www.lesserknownindianplants.com

----- Original Message -----
From: miekal and <dtv@mwt.net>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] PHALSA(Grewia asiatica) and BAEL(Aegle marmelos) seeds.


> Dr Parmar:
>
> This may be slightly off topic but isnt the Bael fruit also dried &
> used to make the body of snake charmer flutes?  I have several of the
> instruments which I bought in import shops & that is what what I was
> told.
>
> mIEKAL
>
>
> On Monday, July 3, 2000, at 11:40 PM, Dr. Chiranjit Parmar wrote:
>
> > Dear listmembers,
> >
> > I have received some seed of Phalsa and Bael.  I am sure that most of
> > you
> > must be familiar with Phalsa as mails are exchanged in this group from
> > time
> > to time about this fruit.
> >
> > Basic information about this wild strain of BAEL, which is more hardy
> > than
> > the commercial cultivated types, can be seen at my website.
> >
> > If any member is interested in getting a small lot of seed for trial,
> > he may
> > contact me individually.
> >
> > Please also write me if more information about these fruits is desired.
> >
> > Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
> > Horticultural Consultant on Lesser Known Indian Fruits
> > www.lesserknownindianplants.com
> >
> >
> >
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