This year I’ve completed 2 plexiglass sitars. They are 100% See-Tar cloned replicas according to the original Purbayan Chatterjee copy as seen here on this site.
Sound sample:
Plexitar on AER Compact 60 amp
Comes with a solid AUER CP 12416 Protective case Pro with locks & wheels in beautiful “blutorange” (vermilion) color.
I have improved the sound of my solid body sitar SBS-O2. I added one Lipstick ‘bridge’- pickup to the combination. The earlier 2 ‘neck’-pickups can be switched in parallel or in series and now smoothly be mixed with the additional ‘bridge’ pickup by means of one of the pot-meters. All the pickups are Seymour Duncan types and the sound possibilities are divers and very inspiring.
Sound sample:
SBS-02 & SH101
You hear SBS-02 thru an Orange CRUSH20 distorted amp accompanied by a Roland SH101 synth in a random modulation (complex tanpura) mode …
Note: May not be entirely suitable for pure ICM… 😉
Male Tanpura
Specifications
Male size Tanpura
4 String configuration
Tuning B, B#, C, C#, D
100% bone bridge
Sound sample: PA-sa-sa-SA tanpura in C#
Fiber case included
For more info about this currently available instrument please write to : info@sitarfactory.be
Male Tanpura
Specifications
Male size Tanpura
4 String configuration
Tuning B, B#, C, C#, D
100% bone bridge
Sound sample: PA-sa-sa-SA tanpura in B
Fiber case included
For more info about this currently available instrument please write to : info@sitarfactory.be
the plexiglass sitar
Specifications
Dimensions: 1070mm x 300mm x 105mm (L x W x H)
Neck width: 90mm
Scale: 822mm
Weight: 3,25kg
String configuration: Ustad Vilayat Khansahib
Parda setting: traditional (20 with no Komal Dha or Re)
Materials
Body: modified PMMA (Polymethyl methacrylate) = plexiglass
Parts: Black Buffalo horn & modified PMMA
Pardas: Nickel Silver wire 5,0mm diameter
Machine heads: M6 Mini / Schaller
Pickup: Slimbucker™ Jazz guitar pickup / Kent Armstrong
Strings: Silver plated steel N°3 (0,30mm) & N°0 (0,23mm) / Pyramid
Nickel flatwound Jora N°26 (0,46mm) / Pyramid
Comes with a solid AUER CP 12416 Protective case Pro with locks & wheels in beautiful “blutorange” (vermilion) color.
Sound Sample
Plexitar on AER Compact 60 amp
For more info about this currently available instrument please write to : info@sitarfactory.be
See also “the making of” this Plexitar here on this site.
the solidbody sitar
Specifications
Dimensions: 1230mm x 343mm x 125mm (L x W x H)
Neck width: 90mm
Scale: 860mm
Weight: 3,75kg
String configuration: Pandit Ravi Shankar
Parda setting: chromatic (24 full)
Materials
Body: Walnut & Honduras Mahogany
Neck: African & Honduras Mahogany with Indian Rosewood
Parts: Indian Rosewood & Stagghorn
Pardas: Nickel Silver wire 5,0mm diameter
Machine heads: M4 & M6 Mini / Schaller
Pickups: 3x Seymour Duncan™ Lipstick single coil pickup / Seymour Duncan
Electronics: volume & tone pots (front) with series/parallel switch (back)
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
Comes with a solid StormCase™ model iM3300 Protective case Pro with locks & wheels in black color.
Sound Sample
SBS-02 & SH101
For more info about this currently available instrument please write to : info@sitarfactory.be
See also “the making of” this SBS-02 here on this site.
your solidbody sitar
Specifications
Dimensions: 1230mm x 343mm x 125mm (L x W x H)
Neck width: 90mm
Scale: 860mm
Weight: 3,55kg
String configuration: Pandit Ravi Shankar
Parda setting: chromatic (24 full)
Materials
Body: Honduras Mahogany
Neck: Maple, African & Honduras Mahogany with Indian Rosewood
Parts: High quality bone
Pardas: Nickel Silver wire 5,0mm diameter
Machine heads: M4 & M6 Mini / Schaller
Pickups: custom one pickup at your choice
Electronics: custom on demand
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
Comes with a solid StormCase™ model iM3300 Protective case Pro with locks & wheels in black color.
For more info about this currently available instrument please write to : info@sitarfactory.be
See also “the making of” this SBS-04 here on this site.