There was the start of a new creation, exactly 1 year ago…
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The Solid Body Sitar
The Solid Body Sitar, 2003
Sitar Factory Shop
PLEXITAR FOR SALE
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.
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Plexitar on AER Compact 60 ampPRICE: — SOLD — made on demand only —
Protective case Pro included – Shipping excluded
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.
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SBS-02 FOR SALE
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.
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SBS-02 & SH101PRICE: €2.600,00
Stormcase Pro included – Shipping excluded
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.
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SBS-04 FOR SALE
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.
PRICE: €2.300,00
Stormcase Pro included – Shipping excluded
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.
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MORE INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE HERE
PRE-OWNED & VINTAGE
SECOND-HAND
SITAR SURBAHAR TANPURA
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Finally another 3…
Day 16, 17 & 18 : Cutting out these 2 necks is very tough. The African mahoganies texture changes frequently it’s direction. One of the necks is cut out with a miller.
And another 3…
Day 13 & 14 : Working on the neck’s backside profile. Drawing the second cut’s borders and removing the wood. Drawing the neck’s inside borders and cutting out the wood with a gouge.
Day 15 : Continuing the neck’s cutting out.
The neck’s backside is now made of 7 surfaces. I didn’t touch the border between the neck and head to be able to clamp the piece.
First neck’s cut out is completed.
The next 5 days…
Day 8: Drawing out the head and making an accurate mould in plywood.
Day 9 and 10: Copy the headstock onto the wood using the template, cut it out and finish the sides. Mill out the profile for the construction of the tuning keys + finish the transition. Draw the profile of the joint on the neck.
Day 11: Finish the neck profile joint + glue the heads on.
Day 12: Remove upper part of transition from neck to headstock + measure length of neck and saw joint roughly. Drawing the profile back of the neck and rough shaping it with cuts. First cut.
Here is the mould for the head and a first specimen sawn out and roughly finished.
Overview of the first 7 days
Day 1 and 2: Drawing of plans starting from a beautiful red sitar of Tine, specially built for her by Hari Chand.
Day 3: Selecting and dividing the wood. Some wood was bought a few years earlier in Puurs (CMB). One large piece of walnut, several pieces of Honduras mahogany and two pieces of African mahogany. + Drawing of rough pieces for body and neck.
Day 4: Rough sawing and glueing of the body. Completely made out of walnut. One back and one front are glued.
Day 5 : Further glueing of the body pieces from walnut. Another back and two fronts now ready and glued. One more night of drying…
Day 6 : Drawing, sawing and gluing of the top of the neck. Two pieces made out of mahogany and one out of walnut.
Day 7 : Drawing, sawing and glueing of the heads. All three are made out of mahogany. One will also get a top in walnut. + Drawing and sawing of the neck. Two pieces of African mahogany sawn at an angle, ready for gluing on the heads. The third piece, which was a bit too thin, has been made thicker at the back with surplus walnut.
Here the necks’ bottoms in African mahogany.
New Beginning
A new piece of creation is born…
Rarara, what will it be ??
Have a guess …?