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Steel Tarav Mogara…?

Sitar Factory Posted on Monday, 29 September 2008 by AnandaSaturday, 1 May 2021

On the SAS-01 I use ordinary mini steel nails (diam. 1mm / lenght 8mm) as tarav mogara. They sound very good at the moment but I think this can be improved one day. But how? By bone, or horn, or… ? Anybody a suggestion ?

Posted in making | Tagged fusion, JazzSitar, SAS, tarav | 3 Replies

SBS-02, with Lipstick pickups

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 31 August 2008 by AnandaSaturday, 1 May 2021

Day 55: I mounted 2 single coil Seymour Duncan – Lipstick model pickups and tried out various combinations. One pickup is reverse winded and reverse polarised, creating thus a humbucking combination which gives less distortion and less noise. The potmeters in front offer volume and tone control while a switch on the backside makes series / parallel combination possible.

Day 56: Mounting of the electronics. Drilled holes for the potmeters, wiring and plug. Definitive mounting of the pickups and soldering the wires. Mounting of the backside switch, potmeters and plug.

Now also this sitar is ready for playing…

Posted in making | Tagged electric, fusion, Lipstick, SBS, SitarMaking | Leave a reply

SAS-01, with taravbar

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 17 August 2008 by AnandaSaturday, 1 May 2021

Day 53: Assembling the body after sufficient drying (pardas, cikari- and tarav machine heads, jiwaris & strings).

Day 54: Mounting the cikari pins and strings, and doing jiwari. Mounting the taravs and tarav jiwari.

Now this semi-accoustic sitar is ready for a first play. Who wants to … ?

Posted in making | Tagged electric, fusion, SAS, SitarMaking, tarav | 4 Replies

Niladri Kumar on electric sitar

Sitar Factory Posted on Wednesday, 11 June 2008 by AnandaSaturday, 1 May 2021

Playing an electric sitar gives some weird possibilities.

Watch this Niladri Kumar on the electric highway.

Posted in listen, lutherie | Tagged electric, fusion, RikhiRam, SAS, varisitari | 2 Replies

Electric Zeetar

Sitar Factory Posted on Thursday, 3 April 2008 by AnandaSaturday, 1 May 2021

Anyone ever seen this one in real ?

Electric Zeetar

The Rajah Zeetar is an instrument made in the 1960’s in the likeness of a sitar. Supplied with an electronic amplifier. Made in Japan. It comes with 2 eye-catching big magnetic pickups and the body is made of papier-mache with a wooden soundboard, lenght is 112 cm.

Posted in curiosity | Tagged electric, fusion, varisitari | 41 Replies

Electric Sitar @ NAMM

Sitar Factory Posted on Wednesday, 30 January 2008 by AnandaSaturday, 1 May 2021

Seen at the annual top-event of music-industry in California :

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Look at the similarities to my solid body sitar.
Or, check here: blog categories sitar making.

Posted in listen, lutherie | Tagged electric, fusion, varisitari | Leave a reply

Sarod Guitar / repair

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 16 September 2007 by AnandaSaturday, 1 May 2021

Some time ago Nik G. asked me to modify this Simon & Patrick guitar into a sarod…

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but first a little damage had to be repaired… Continue reading →

Posted in lutherie, repair | Tagged fusion, guitar, Sarod, SitarMods | 1 Reply

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

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