tuning | SiTAR FAcToRY

31/12/2008 by Klaas 5

Jora tar intonation on SAS & SBS sitars

Many sitars suffer from an improper intonation. Mostly affected are jora and laraj kharaj strings. If you are lucky you should be able to play comfortable on the first couple of frets only. After this, immediately pulling meend to correct the tone becomes a must. It is almost a…

Jora tar tuning problem

Very soon after finishing the first 2 sitars (SBS-02 & SAS-01) I encountered a strange problem. The jora tar, which is now a steel string showed a strange behaviour. After tuning the strings properly and playing a meend on the baj tar (playing string) the jora sensitively raises in…

Basic sitar tuning

I added a basic sitar tuning chart to the maintenance page… I hope it helps some motivated beginners to start the journey.

tuning varisitari

12/12/2006 by Klaas 1

Sitar Scale

Sitar Scale from this tutorial : Learn sitar in 15 days, page 27 Get prepared to teach yourself some Hindi.

tuning varisitari