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Making of a Sitar |
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Gourds ready to be cut |
Gourds drying in the rooftop | Tun wood cut and ready | Preparing wood for the neck | Bamboo nails used to hold the parts together! | Checking the fit |
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| Smoothing the tabli (face) | Tabli almost ready to go | Structure of the gourd and neck joint | The main parts before assembly | Fitting the tabli to the gourd | Showing how the neck is mounted |
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Mounting the neck to gourd |
Getting closer! | Making the top tumba | Top tumba before finished | Pegs before they're inlaid | Installing the inlay on the pegs |
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Finished peg before finish is applied |
Pegs drying after the shellac | Unfinished neck of our Calcutta Traditional model | Sitar before frets and final finish... | Preparing for the celluloid inlay | Fitting the inlay... |
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Fitting the Inlay |
Tailpiece string anchor before and after |
Neck after shellac is applied, excess on inlay is scraped off by hand after. | Carving the nut... | Performing the jawari and final touches on our Jaipur model |