Sitara
This instrument is based on the design of a traditional Indian sitar- as played by the great Ravi Shankar. A regular sitar is about 5 feet long and has numerous resonating strings, along with 5-7 play strings. My Sitara is a miniature version that has the same design features: adjustable tie-on frets, resonating strings underneath the main strings, and two arched bridges. Did you every wonder how Indian instruments get their overtone-rich sound? Lots of resonating strings that are strung across arched bridges, to produce a 'buzzing' sound.
My sitara was made by Jitendra Prabhu, an eccentric British instrument maker who had lived in India for years and learned the art of instrument making. Jitendra produced an exceptionally sweet instrument with this sitara and you will not find another one like it. Carved from one piece of teak wood, with a spruce top, four play strings and 8 additional resonating strings, this instrument, when played with an Indian wire pick (misra), and properly tuned and adjusted, sparkles with bright and joyous overtones. A bending of the strings evokes the sound of its big brother, the Indian Sitar. You can hear this instrument on many recordings that Hans played on...
My sitara was made by Jitendra Prabhu, an eccentric British instrument maker who had lived in India for years and learned the art of instrument making. Jitendra produced an exceptionally sweet instrument with this sitara and you will not find another one like it. Carved from one piece of teak wood, with a spruce top, four play strings and 8 additional resonating strings, this instrument, when played with an Indian wire pick (misra), and properly tuned and adjusted, sparkles with bright and joyous overtones. A bending of the strings evokes the sound of its big brother, the Indian Sitar. You can hear this instrument on many recordings that Hans played on...