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How to make a mizrab, the translation

Sitar Factory Posted on Tuesday, 10 April 2007 by AnandaTuesday, 10 April 2007

Here is the translation of “how to make mizrab” section taken from an old “teach yourself sitar” manual.

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Or, try this alternative animated demonstration .

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How to make a Mizrab … in one minute

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 18 March 2007 by AnandaWednesday, 12 January 2022

Here is my ” how to make mizrab ” ( .wmv, 683kB ) instructions, which I’ve learned from Hari Chand.

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And, the last step 7 = “Mizrab stretch out” can be done like this:

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If you can read Hindi, please find some more details here. 🙂

Posted in lutherie, making | Tagged Mizrab, varisitari | 8 Replies

The Solid Body Sitar

Sitar Factory Posted on Friday, 23 February 2007 by AnandaSaturday, 1 May 2021

I created a new blog/website about the making of a solid body sitar.

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Start the discovery by clicking on the picture…

Posted in making | Tagged electric, fusion, SBS, SitarMods, varisitari | 1 Reply

Martin 01

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 31 December 2006 by AnandaMonday, 16 November 2020

Found some pictures of my Martin 01, which I made at CMB, Puurs, 1998 – 2000.

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The guitar has a beautiful head of walnutroot-veneer.

  • side
  • head back
  • rosette
  • edge
  • comb
  • heel side
  • heel back
  • devil's head
  • body side
  • neck 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…

Posted in lutherie, making | Tagged guitar, lutherie, steelstring | 2 Replies

How to make a Mizrab

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 3 December 2006 by AnandaSunday, 3 December 2006

Here is the “how to make mizrab” section taken from an old “teach yourself sitar” manual in Hindi.

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Posted in lutherie, making | Tagged Mizrab, varisitari | 3 Replies

Finally another 3…

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 8 October 2006 by AnandaSunday, 21 March 2021

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.

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And another 3…

Sitar Factory Posted on Tuesday, 22 August 2006 by AnandaSunday, 24 March 2013

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.

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First neck’s cut out is completed.

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The next 5 days…

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 13 August 2006 by AnandaSunday, 21 March 2021

Day 8: Drawing out the head and making an accurate mould in plywood.
Day 9 and 10: Copy the headstock onto the wood using the template, cut it out and finish the sides. Mill out the profile for the construction of the tuning keys + finish the transition. Draw the profile of the joint on the neck.
Day 11: Finish the neck profile joint + glue the heads on.
Day 12: Remove upper part of transition from neck to headstock + measure length of neck and saw joint roughly. Drawing the profile back of the neck and rough shaping it with cuts. First cut.

Here is the mould for the head and a first specimen sawn out and roughly finished.

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Overview of the first 7 days

Sitar Factory Posted on Monday, 24 July 2006 by AnandaSunday, 21 March 2021

Day 1 and 2: Drawing of plans starting from a beautiful red sitar of Tine, specially built for her by Hari Chand.
Day 3: Selecting and dividing the wood. Some wood was bought a few years earlier in Puurs (CMB). One large piece of walnut, several pieces of Honduras mahogany and two pieces of African mahogany. + Drawing of rough pieces for body and neck.
Day 4: Rough sawing and glueing of the body. Completely made out of walnut. One back and one front are glued.
Day 5 : Further glueing of the body pieces from walnut. Another back and two fronts now ready and glued. One more night of drying…
Day 6 : Drawing, sawing and gluing of the top of the neck. Two pieces made out of mahogany and one out of walnut.
Day 7 : Drawing, sawing and glueing of the heads. All three are made out of mahogany. One will also get a top in walnut. + Drawing and sawing of the neck. Two pieces of African mahogany sawn at an angle, ready for gluing on the heads. The third piece, which was a bit too thin, has been made thicker at the back with surplus walnut.

Here the necks’ bottoms in African mahogany.

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New Beginning

Sitar Factory Posted on Saturday, 22 July 2006 by AnandaSunday, 21 March 2021

A new piece of creation is born…

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Rarara, what will it be ??
Have a guess …?

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