Author Archives: Klaas

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Seen at the annual top-event of music-industry in California : Look at the similarities to my solid body sitar. Or, check here: blog categories sitar making.

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Last weekend I fitted the ivory jiwari on Chico’s sitar. It gave a noticeable warm and round sound… Good old friend Chico is very proud with his new ivory jiwari. Now it’s up to him to test the durability of the material.

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This upper jiwari has also been made out of the same piece of billard ball about 9 years ago. Although this ivory is rather smooth, I have the impression that this jiwari sound lasts much longer than staghorn.

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One day, a good old friend brought along an old and damaged billiard ball. It happened to be a real ivory specimen.
Why not to try to make a ghodi out of it ?

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First step is to cut out a nice slice of ivory…

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It happens that a kunti, old or new, breaks. Most of the time, these can be repaired easily… See the new page on Kunti Repair at “blog pages / repairs”.

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Recently I made this recording during a short ride on a riksha in Delhi. Hari Chand and I started off from his house where traffic is reasonably calm and headed for the busstop on the main road. I’m using my H2 “handy recorder” and 2 DPA 4060 miniature microphones.

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2 times 3 sitarmakers in 1 scooter, …everything is possible in New Delhi. 2005 & 2007 Always having fun … !! See also new page on Kartar Chand’s Shop at “blog pages”.

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During my last visit to Hari Chand in New Delhi,… One evening we take a taxiscooter home. As usual the road is very busy. At a certain moment we are standing waiting for a red light together with many more road-users. All possible kinds of vehicles on 2, 3,…

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Day 40 is another happy day: after the successful second glue-session, the body of this new sitar is complete. This one I baptise  SAS-01, Semi Acoustic Sitar.

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Day 39: the big glueing, ctd… The soundboard as well as the fretboard has been glued at once. This means a day less to dry.

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Day 38 : Carving of the last soundboard. Follow the different steps… Drawing the zones to be carved, drilling holes, carving the holes,… until the holes are gone…

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Day 37 is a happy day: After glueing the fretboard the body of this new sitar is complete. It’s baptised SBS-02, the follower of the prototype SBS-01.

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Composed of a walnut-soundboard a honduras mahony body and top neck and head. The backside of the neck is african mahogany.

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