Tag Archives: Sarod

Sarod Guitar / mod II

Ever fallen in love with a sarod but you couldn’t find one? Personally I love the sound of sarod very much but can’t play it. That’s pretty the same problem. Here’s a way out: A simple solution is to convert an existing old guitar into a Sarod guitar. In…

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Sarod Kartar Chand

This beautiful sarod was made by late Kartar Chand in the 80’s. Pictures made by Luc De Gezelle. His shop still exists and is now run by his brother Hari Chand. It is located in Paharganj, New Delhi. Visit their shop here.

Here’s the renewed fretless fingerboard. The first step was to pull out the frets. This precise job was securely done by my colleague Frans Ieven. Many thanks to him !!! Then I filled up the gaps with some plain veneer. The new fretless surface, after sanding and some layers…

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Some time ago Nik G. asked me to modify this Simon & Patrick guitar into a sarod… but first a little damage had to be repaired… I noticed that also the bracing became loose from the soundboard. Since I couldn’t find any long clamp, I had to do it…

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