The modification of an acoustic travel sitar into an electric hybrid guitar-sitar.
Specifications Materials Drawings The modification process
This instrument has been made on demand
The original idea comes from Frédéric t’Serstevens (March 2016)
Design & drawings by Klaas Janssens @ Sitar Factory (April 2016)
Completion by Klaas Janssens @ Sitar Factory (June 2016)
Specifications
Dimensions: 1060mm x 300mm x 130mm (L x W x H)
Neck width: 89mm
Scale: 831mm
Strings action: 
String configuration: custom sitar (Baj, Jora, Laraj & Kharaj), tuned as guitar
Pardas: 24 custom hybrid shaped
Taravs: 11 traditional with wooden kuntis
No cikaris installed
Materials
Body: teak wood
Parts: white fiber & metal
Pardas: Nickel Silver wire 5,0mm diameter
Machine heads: M6 Mini / Schaller
Pickup: Neck & Bridge single coil Telecaster™ guitar pickup / Seymour Duncan
Strings: Silver plated steel N°3 (0,30mm) & N°0 (0,23mm) / Pyramid
Nickel flatwound Jora N°26 (0,46mm) / Pyramid
Nickel flatwound Laraj N°24 (0,56mm) / Pyramid
Nickel flatwound Kharaj N°22 (0,76mm) / Pyramid
Drawings
1 Parda lane raised
2 Parda custom shaped
original shape (Rikhi Ram)
hybrid shape (Sitar Factory)
The modification process
1 The original body, removing the original pardas
2 Fitting a raised parda lane, made out of maple & celluloïd
3 Creating a new shaped parda: the hybrid parda
1 = Hybrid parda 2 = Rikhi Ram parda 3 = Traditional parda
4 Mounting a full set (24 pcs) of hybrid pardas
5 Fitting compact electronics control & pickups
Can you plz made Transperant Sitar , which you have already maid for Purbayan chatterjee? Kindly tell me what is the price of this sitar
Hello,,iam interesting in Hybrid Sitar, please send me some photos,,adress(city),, WhatsApp,,and price.
Thanks very much
Hi, I have seen some of your works and find them fascinating. I got few electric Sitar Ideas of my own. I live in Melbourne so would like to know what is the best way to get in touch with you?
will you be selling electric sitar like this again?
Yes, I am planning to make these again.
Wah!
Hi,
Im Stefan Kiessling. I play Dieter Zarnitz Sitars and do weird stuff like doing a program with a doproplayer. You will hear. For that reason please check my Website http://www.spassbysaite.de /// or on Facebook. sitar trifft to make contact. I would like to get to know you.
Yours Stefan