Mirajkar sitar repair & K&K transducer inside
I had never heard of a luthier called I.S. Mirajkar from Pune before. But a little research did turn up some information: I.S. Mirajkar is one of Pune’s oldest instrument-making houses, based in Budhwar Peth, and was not only a luthier but also a dealer and repairer of sitars,…
Fitting a Buddha Systems Skydiver Pickup to my Surbahar
Why I Chose the Buddha Systems Skydiver I recently fitted a new Buddha Systems Skydiver sitar pickup system to my surbahar. The instrument itself was built by Waseem Maner in Miraj, India, and has everything I look for in a surbahar: a warm, deep and highly resonant voice with…
Buddha Systems in Hiren Roy
Engineer and passionate sitar player Ashok Nair has been making excellent pickup systems for sitar and other acoustic musical instruments for several years. They are sold under the name Buddha Systems and are now used by many well-known musicians worldwide. Matyas Wolter is one of them and has been…
Hemen tumba repair with K&K Big Twin internal mount
Yet another Hemen sitar crosses my path. This time with a seriously broken tumba and damaged lacquer. There is a big hole in the tumba and fortunately all the pieces are still in it. It will be “puzzling” again. Because the hole is so big, it seems like an…
K&K Big Twin external mount
I mounted a K&K sound Big Twin internal transducer on a Raj Musicals sitar by Joël Van Roode (Alpacas Collective – Flugzeug Music Art Design). Since it is not always obvious to open a tabli, we chose to do an external mount. That is, the transducers are mounted on…
Mayur sitar with K&K transducer
This new Mayur sitar, made by Waseem Maner, Miraj 2022, belongs to Visjal Auwerx. K&K Sound make natural-sounding acoustic amplification products and affordable pickups. Their Pure Pickup for acoustic guitars, installed on the guitar’s bridge plate, is a very good choice for achieving a rich, natural guitar sound —…