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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.

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Parda lanes

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 8 June 2008 by AnandaWednesday, 3 August 2016

Here we go again …

Day 41 en 42: Making and glueing the parda lanes. These are long and thin strips located on the sides of the neck to hold the pardas.

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…new… SAS-01 …new…

Sitar Factory Posted on Saturday, 20 October 2007 by AnandaSaturday, 20 October 2007

Day 40 is another happy day: after the successful second glue-session, the body of this new sitar is complete. This one I baptise  SAS-01, Semi Acoustic Sitar.

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Once more,…glueing

Sitar Factory Posted on Friday, 19 October 2007 by AnandaFriday, 19 October 2007

Day 39: the big glueing, ctd…

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The soundboard as well as the fretboard has been glued at once. This means a day less to dry.

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Carving of the top plate

Sitar Factory Posted on Thursday, 18 October 2007 by AnandaMonday, 16 November 2020

Day 38 : Carving of the last soundboard.
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Drawing the zones to be carved, drilling holes, carving the holes,… until the holes are gone…

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The soundboard

Sitar Factory Posted on Monday, 20 August 2007 by AnandaMonday, 20 August 2007

Day 30: Modelling the first soundboard. This is the result, after a first rough cutting and sanding session.

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Body sides are ready

Sitar Factory Posted on Monday, 13 August 2007 by AnandaMonday, 13 August 2007

Day 26: Finishing the joint, making it equal to the height of the body sides and inserting an acoustic pipe between the neck and the soundbody.

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Fitting the joints

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 5 August 2007 by AnandaSunday, 21 March 2021

Day 23 & 24 : Worked 2 days to make the joints fit perfectly. A very precise job.

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The joint

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 29 July 2007 by AnandaSunday, 29 July 2007

Talking about a joint here means the connection between two different wooden parts of the instrument: the neck and the body. It is a very important item covering strenght and stability.  The body is tilted 4° backwards and 2° downwards according to the neck’s axis. This doesn’t make it more easy.

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New beginning continued…

Sitar Factory Posted on Sunday, 22 July 2007 by AnandaSunday, 22 July 2007

There was the start of a new creation, exactly 1 year ago…

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