Day 23 & 24 : Worked 2 days to make the joints fit perfectly. A very precise job.
Category Archives: making
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.
New beginning continued…
How to make a mizrab, the translation
Here is the translation of “how to make mizrab” section taken from an old “teach yourself sitar” manual.
Or, try this alternative animated demonstration .
How to make a Mizrab … in one minute
Here is my ” how to make mizrab ” ( .wmv, 683kB ) instructions, which I’ve learned from Hari Chand.
And, the last step 7 = “Mizrab stretch out” can be done like this:
If you can read Hindi, please find some more details here. 🙂
The Solid Body Sitar
I created a new blog/website about the making of a solid body sitar.
Start the discovery by clicking on the picture…
Martin 01
Found some pictures of my Martin 01, which I made at CMB, Puurs, 1998 – 2000.
The guitar has a beautiful head of walnutroot-veneer.
side
As it was my first own built acoustic instrument, it took me 2 years to finish it. Body made out of rosewood, cedar top plate, Honduras mahogany neck and fretboard in ebony. Rosette with abalone…
How to make a Mizrab
Here is the “how to make mizrab” section taken from an old “teach yourself sitar” manual in Hindi.
Finally another 3…
Day 16, 17 & 18 : Cutting out these 2 necks is very tough. The African mahoganies texture changes frequently it’s direction. One of the necks is cut out with a miller.
And another 3…
Day 13 & 14 : Working on the neck’s backside profile. Drawing the second cut’s borders and removing the wood. Drawing the neck’s inside borders and cutting out the wood with a gouge.
Day 15 : Continuing the neck’s cutting out.
The neck’s backside is now made of 7 surfaces. I didn’t touch the border between the neck and head to be able to clamp the piece.
First neck’s cut out is completed.
