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This 40 years old Bina Musicals sitar came in for repair.

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I added a basic sitar tuning chart to the maintenance page… I hope it helps some motivated beginners to start the journey.

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. 🙂

I created a new page about the making of a solid body sitar. Start the discovery by clicking on the picture…

You have to see more … chez Débloque-notes.

Sitar belonging to Thierry Willame, nicely decorated with painted flowers. But can it be used to play?

Perrebos, winter aan zomerkant 2007

Vishwakarma is the Hindu god of all craftsmen and architects. Son of Brahma, he is the divine draftsman of the whole universe, and the official builder of all the gods’ palaces. Vishwakarma is also the designer of all the flying chariots of the gods, and all their weapons. The…

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This is a real challenge… A Ken Butler creation. Completely made out of waste. Click here for more details.

Found some pictures of my Martin 01, which I made at CMB, Puurs, 1998 – 2000. The guitar has a beautiful head of walnutroot-veneer. 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,…

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http://artsbirthday.net www.marabou.be More info about the project hier (pdf).

Sitar Scale from this tutorial : Learn sitar in 15 days, page 27 Get prepared to teach yourself some Hindi.

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