First appeared in www.scroll.in on June 14, 2014. Come June-July, musicians around India start to worry that their instruments will need repair, thanks to the humidity in the air. Typically, humidity affects skin-top instruments, but climactic excesses equally impact other hand-crafted instruments. Consequently, the significance of instrument-makers cannot be ignored by musicians. Indeed, they form a vital part of a musician’s career. A good musician builds a relationship with a master craftsman, and normally, maintains a strong tie with