… after some time the glue became softened and the joint can be removed.
Now, the wooden parts need some time to dry thoroughly.
… after some time the glue became softened and the joint can be removed.
Now, the wooden parts need some time to dry thoroughly.
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 pressure cooker into a steam generator which is used for removing and loosening the animal glue.
First step is to open the sitar :
Then I drilled a fine hole in the corner area of the joint in which the needles will blast their steam.
I add water to the pressure cooker and have the power switched on …
It happens that a kuti, old or new, breaks. Most of the time, these can be repaired easily…
See the new page on Kuti Repair at “blog pages / repairs”.
Here’s the renewed fretless fingerboard.
Some time ago Nik G. asked me to modify this Simon & Patrick guitar into a sarod…
but first a little damage had to be repaired… Continue reading →
The flower sitar in the hands of its proudly owner, Thierry.
The sitar is ready but it’s not really sufficiently solid to actually play it. Too bad…
This flower sitar belonging to Thierry Willame is on a visit.
We want to change it into a playable instrument.
Sitar belonging to Thierry Willame, nicely decorated with painted flowers. But can it be used to play?
Next step is to hollow out the glue joints.
…en then fill out these hollows and the fixing holes with a mixture of plaster, wood-glue and water.
Making the colour matching and polishing should wait for the summer. We need warmth and sunshine…