RA sitarmaker Kharaj Pancham 8  main string Concert Sitar

Kharaj/gandhar pancham hybrid.

Made from aged mahogany and gourds from Maharashtra. Has the 7 string layout of a kharaj pancham (Ravi Shankar style) and an added gandar string. This design was first conceived by Nikhil Banerjee who used it briefly and is popular with some people, definitely a full sound. Features natural material for all fittings and  ebony bridges. Hemraj carvings on the tumba and gulu, Multi slot chikari post and lack horn fittings for the tar gahan with the carved ravens as originally conceived by Tony Karasek. A well thought out design for a sitar, even the langot is a little different and we love the cap they put on the top of the neck. A string hook will be installed per your request which essentially gives you a sitar that can be played in either popular style! This sitar has been air shipped (as are all of our instruments) to preserve its quality. SOLD OUT.

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RA Sitarmaker is a shop in Miraj India that has been making instruments for generations. All parts of the instrument are made within the shop unlike almost all other makers in India. Miraj sitars feature thinner tablis (soundboard) that are more of a rounded shape and known for a booming ready to go sound right from the beginning. RA Sitarmaker has made sitars under 2 other names in the past, Karasek Sound and Sugita.

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