Mohan Lal Sitar

Half decoration Benares style sitar by Mohan Lal Sharma of Patna.

Not too many people know about Mohan Lal but his sitars are favored by many of the musicians in Varanasi whose sitars often are made without the top tumba ~ gourds. We've had a hard time getting them but found this very decent playable instrument on the last trip and so didn't hesitate. More may be coming but it's still up in the air unless I get back there soon (always a possibility)

This sitar is darker colored, has a camel bone bridge and traditional round eyelets for the sympathetic strings. Spiral main pegs and plain sympathetic pegs, it is strung in the Kharaj Pancham ~ Ravi Shankar style. Has a nice open tone and great action with a 13 1/2 inch tabli. Perfect for a serious player on a budget or any other player for that matter. Hand picked by us. Comes with a no frills black rexine case or you can upgrade to a fiberglass case as noted below.

$175 extra for fiberglass case upgrade..

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$750 with rexine case               

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