SBS-02, with 3 Lipstick pickups
I have improved the sound of my solid body sitar SBS-O2. I added one Lipstick ‘bridge’- pickup to the combination. The earlier 2 ‘neck’-pickups can be switched in parallel or in series and now smoothly be mixed with the additional ‘bridge’ pickup by means of one of the pot-meters.…
SBS-02, with Lipstick pickups
Day 55: I mounted 2 single coil Seymour Duncan – Lipstick model pickups and tried out various combinations. One pickup is reverse winded and reverse polarised, creating thus a humbucking combination which gives less distortion and less noise. The potmeters in front offer volume and tone control while a…
Assembling the SBS-02
The assembly of the body is now complete with strings and frets. Finally to be followed by installing the pickups and electronics … Day 46: First mounted the patri (comb), langoot (tail mount) and 5 main machine heads. After putting the jiwari the strings could be placed, followed by…
SiTAR FAcToRY ShoP
Instruments for sale @ SiTAR FAcToRY BINA MUSICALS Student grade BM VK sitar Specifications SiTAR FAcToRY checked instrumentReady to play VK style decorationString configuration: Vilayat KhanParda setting: traditional (20 RVS with no Komal Dha or Re)Taravs: 13 High quality ebony ghodi Comes with cardboard casePerfect student and advanced sitarBeautiful…
SBS-03 & SBS-04 coming…
Since the end of march 2009 I started constructing 2 new solid body sitars after the example of SBS-02. It is a tremendous improvement in time because plans are now available and I have a steady work experience. Bodies and head are made from honduras mahogany leftovers. The neck…
New style sitars SAS & SBS
Semi Acoustic Sitar & Solid Body Sitar SAS-01 (–SOLD–) SAS-02 (–SOLD–) SBS-02 SBS-03 (–SOLD–) SBS-04 Most pictures made by Luc De Gezelle 08/2009. In december 2008 these 3 first unique new style sitars were completed. Click on the pictures to read the specs…
Jora tar intonation on SAS & SBS sitars
Many sitars suffer from an improper intonation. Mostly affected are jora and laraj kharaj strings. If you are lucky you should be able to play comfortable on the first couple of frets only. After this, immediately pulling meend to correct the tone becomes a must. It is almost a…
Tarav strip
Day 50: Mounted all 24 pardas on this SAS-01. It’s a very delicate and time-consuming job: first accurate bending and height adjustment followed by binding the pardas. Day 51: After tuning the sitar properly, I put the pardas to their regular position. Then I draw a map, localizing the…
Soundholes
Yesterday I took an exciting decision: drill soundholes, or not …??
Meanwhile there are even some pardas mounted.
Finishing the body
We have now arrived at a final stage. The whole body of SBS-02 is nearly ready for assembly …
