↓
 

Sitar Factory

sitarfactory.be is a casual magazine about sitar making and repair

  • Projects
    • Hybrid Sitar, a real Guitar Sitar
    • See-Tar, the Plexiglass Sitar
    • New style sitars SAS & SBS
    • The Solid Body Sitar
    • Sitar Mods
    • Restoration
  • Repairs
    • Joint Repair
    • Kunti Repair
    • Kunti Bushing
    • Neck Bend Repair
    • Tarav Mogara Repair
    • Tumba Repair
  • Maintenance
    • Body Cleaning
    • Jawari
    • Tools
      • Floor bench vice
      • Gauge Meter
      • String Wire Conversion
    • Tuning
  • Resources
    • Sitar Factory Shop
      • other for sale
    • Hari Chand’s shop
      • Kartar Chand Hari Chand history
    • Kartar Chand’s shop
    • Indian Music Teachers
    • Sitar Buying Tips
    • Info
  • Contact
<< 1 2

Tag Archives: India

Post navigation

<< 1 2

Riksha Ride

Sitar Factory Posted on Tuesday, 25 December 2007 by AnandaFriday, 25 December 2020

Recently I made this recording during a short ride on a riksha in Delhi. Hari Chand and I started off from his house where traffic is reasonably calm and headed for the busstop on the main road. I’m using my H2 “handy recorder” and 2 DPA 4060 miniature microphones. Play soundscape Horn Please...

unloaded picture, try CTRL + F5

Posted in listen, me & i, varia | Tagged India | 1 Reply

3 sitarmaker 3

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 23 December 2007 by AnandaSunday, 23 December 2007

2 times 3 sitarmakers in 1 scooter, …everything is possible in New Delhi.

2005 & 2007

unloaded picture, try CTRL + F5

Always having fun … !!

unloaded picture, try CTRL + F5

See also new page on Kartar Chand’s Shop at “blog pages”.

Posted in me & i | Tagged HariChand, India | Leave a reply

One chapati, please sir

Sitar Factory Posted on Saturday, 22 December 2007 by AnandaTuesday, 24 June 2014

During my last visit to Hari Chand in New Delhi,…

One evening we take a taxiscooter home. As usual the road is very busy. At a certain moment we are standing waiting for a red light together with many more road-users. All possible kinds of vehicles on 2, 3, 4 and sometimes more, sometimes less wheels stand bumper to bumper and criss-cross, the usual way. A long, red carnivalballoon is floating over the roofs in our direction. On the rope hangs a 12 year old girl. She tries to sell her balloon, but not much success. Not with me either. Immediately afterwards a big group of about 10 very poor and young kids- about 3 to 12 years old I guess – comes up. All of them are dressed in rags, the oldest ones carrying the smaller ones in their arms. Effortless and swiftly they brave this total traffic chaos. They have a target: me, a pardesi, a white skin…

unloaded picture, try CTRL + F5

Play soundscape here

To follow the conversation in Hindi a bit, here’s a short glossary :

chapati = main food, thin round wheat pancake
roti = idem
khanna = to eat, food
bhukh = hungry
bukhar = fever
challo = go

Posted in listen, me & i, varia | Tagged India | Leave a reply

Lord Buddha

Sitar Factory Posted on Friday, 25 May 2007 by AnandaFriday, 25 May 2007

A new resident in our garden…

unloaded picture, try CTRL + F5

Posted in varia | Tagged India | Leave a reply

Vishwakarma

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 28 January 2007 by AnandaSunday, 28 January 2007

unloaded picture, try CTRL + F5

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 Mahabharata describes him as “The lord of the arts, executor of a thousand handicrafts, the carpenter of the gods, …” He has four hands, wears a crown, loads of gold jewelry, and holds a water-pot, a book, a noose and craftsman’s tools in his hands.

Vishwakarma Jayanthi is celebrated on the Kanya Sankranti Day (September). On this day the forefathers of the present Vishwakarma community have invented the plough and gifted it to humanity.

Posted in varia | Tagged HariChand, India | 4 Replies

Shipment Arrived

Sitar Factory Posted on Friday, 7 July 2006 by AnandaFriday, 7 July 2006

During my last trip to India, I collected some sitar bodies and the latest model sitar fiber cases.
Now they finally arrived…

unloaded picture, try CTRL + F5

Continue reading →

Posted in varia | Tagged India | Leave a reply

Post navigation

<< 1 2

Vishwakarma

unloaded picture, try CTRL + F5

FOR SALE @ SITARFACTORY SHOP:

Sitarfactory Sitars for sale

(click here)

OR

other Sitar, Surbahar & Tanpura for sale

(click here)
 

+++ MUST SEE +++

A photo report about the making of...

A Hybrid Sitar

... the ultimate guitar for sitarists

The See-Tar

... a sitar in plexiglass


Blog Tags

cikari Concerts eco electric ForSale fusion ghoraj guitar HariChand HirenRoy India Jawari JazzSitar joint Jora Kanailal KartarChand kharaj Kunti Lipstick lutherie Mizrab neck parda Pathak plexiglass RajMusicals Restoration RikhiRam Sarod SAS SBS See-Tar SherMohammad SitarMaking SitarMods SitarRepair steelstring Surbahar Tanpura tarav tumba tuning varisitari veena

Categories

Archives

Recent Comments

  • Ananda on other for sale
  • Fahim Khan on other for sale
  • Luis C. on How to make a Mizrab … in one minute
  • bob the record guy on Electric Zeetar
  • bob the record guy on Electric Zeetar
  • bob the record guy on Electric Zeetar
  • kyle lane on Electric Zeetar

India Soundscapes

Play
Stop
Next»
«Prev
HIDE PLAYLIST
launch POP-OUT PLAYER

Listen to India Soundscapes in popout player

Sitar Makers Links

  • Kartar Chand Dhiman
  • Hansraj Sharma
  • Waseem Maner
  • Naeem Naushad
  • Altab Mehboob
  • Ajay Sharma
  • Sanjay Sharma
  • Hari Chand Sharma
  • Hari Chand's shop
  • Dieter Zarnitz
  • Green Onion Sitars
  • Solid Body Sitar
  • Solid Body Sitar
  • Alan Arthur Suits
  • Tony Karasek
  • Jay Scott Hackleman
  • Harry Shaffer
  • Chandrakantha
  • Vintage Sitars

Lutherie Links

  • CMB
  • MIMF
  • GUL
  • FRETS

Sitar Sale Links

  • Sitarfactory.be
  • Raincitymusic.com
  • India-instruments.de
  • Sitar Buying Tips

Friends Sites

  • Moviganta
  • Flugzeug Music Art Design
  • Débloque-Notes
  • Sitar Music
  • Sitarplayer.be
  • Shivoham
  • Manoj Gautam
  • Wannes
  • Music Fund
  • CSA
  • Wervel
  • Low Tech magazine
  • The Meatrix
  • MO
  • Planktone

Login

  • Log in
©2023 - Sitar Factory
↑ Scroll