Joint Repair II
This old Rikhi Ram is having a problem: the joint got loose. I handled the same problem before on another (left – handed) RR sitar. On that occasion I made a new joint which took a lot of work to make it fit perfectly. Now I turned an old…
Jiwari 1997
Watch this video, made by my friend Denis on 29/05/1997 at my home in Bierbeek. At that time I’ve been inviting Hari Chand for the first time in Belgium and we temporarily turned the living room into a small improvised sitar workshop. On this video Hariji is doing jiwari…
Dieter Zarnitz
A very special and most beautiful series of sitars and surbahars made by Dieter Zarnitz. The tumba is replaced by a wooden construction as used in traditional western lute making. Neck and body are made from flamed maple, with old air-dried pine soundboard. The head and curl are made…
Electric Zeetar
Anyone ever seen this one in real ? The Rajah Zeetar is an instrument made in the 1960’s in the likeness of a sitar. Supplied with an electronic amplifier. Made in Japan. It comes with 2 eye-catching big magnetic pickups and the body is made of papier-mache with a…
Hiren Roy Compact Sitar
Towards the end of last year Hiren Roy company came with their version of the “compact sitar”. At first sight a regular sitar with an original slotted head, but … …they simply cut the tumba by half. It looks very similar to Sanjay’s “studio travel model“, which has a…
Jay Scott Hackleman
Jay Scott Hackleman and late Kartar Chand Sharma 21 years ago Jay Scott Hackleman was so very lucky to be able to spend a whole year in the very special company of some of the world’s finest traditional sitarmakers, Kartar Chand & Hari Chand Sharma. He wrote a profound…
Bert in India II
Onze goede vriend Bert Cornelis op toernee in India, het bewijs…: Een meer dan levensgrote affiche van Bert Cornelis & Pt. Uddhav Shinde, sitar & pakhawaj jugalbandi… in de straten van Latur, India. Op de affiche met Hridaynath Mangeshkar, een broer van de wereldberoemde Lata Mangeshkar. Een foto uit…
Billi, quelle vie de chat
… net als haar baasje, in winterslaap. In poezendromenland
Hennep veld
Een hennep proefveld, bij ons in de buurt, ecologie een stap vooruit!! Hennep is een uitermate milieuvriendelijk gewas. Hennep verbouwen kan volledig organisch. De planten zijn vanuit zichzelf resistent tegen allerlei schadelijke insecten, waardoor pesticiden overbodig zijn. Hennep bedekt zeer snel de bodem, onkruid krijgt geen kans en onkruidverdelgers…
Hemp Fashion Show
Een leuk alternatief initiatief. Meer info over hennep producten op www.hempmade.be.
Bert Cornelis in India
Our good friend Bert Cornelis on tour in India : Bert Cornelis & Pt. Uddhav Shinde, sitar & pakhawaj jugalbandi… in Latur, India. On the poster with Hridaynath Mangeshkar, a brother of the world-famous singer Lata Mangeshkar. More info about Bert on www.sitarplayer.be.