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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Once more,…glueing
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.
Carving of the top plate
Day 38 : Carving of the last soundboard.
Follow the different steps…
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Drawing the zones to be carved, drilling holes, carving the holes,… until the holes are gone…
SBS-02 born
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.
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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Glueing
The start of a big glueing job…
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The soundboard
Day 30: Modelling the first soundboard. This is the result, after a first rough cutting and sanding session.
Body sides are ready
Day 26: Finishing the joint, making it equal to the height of the body sides and inserting an acoustic pipe between the neck and the soundbody.
Fitting the joints
Day 23 & 24 : Worked 2 days to make the joints fit perfectly. A very precise job.
The joint
Talking about a joint here means the connection between two different wooden parts of the instrument: the neck and the body. It is a very important item covering strenght and stability. The body is tilted 4° backwards and 2° downwards according to the neck’s axis. This doesn’t make it more easy.
