 A misr veena can be tuned to dhrupad, khayal and thumri.The specialty of the misr veena, according to Suvir Misra, is that the fast tanas of khayal comes out more beautifully through it.The bowl ("tabli") of the misr veena is made of rosewood ("tun") and its resonator ("tomba") is made of gourd to reduce weight.