Show me your home made instruments Sitar simplified

[Madrumer]

Hey Juggle boy- not really sure how much I would charge but have considered many times making more and selling- I'd say $200-$300 at least. Making the buzz bridge and bending the home made frets are both time consuming/ difficult to do- need to experiment some more with these two parts of the design.

[pigeonflipper]

@Madrumer hi mate,,,you can buy the frets off ebay realy cheep,and the bridge is not to hard, there is lots of info on making one,,google is your friend,, :)

[TheJuggleBoy]

if you were to sell one, how much would it cost

[dukeuke1]

I SAY,this IS NEEDED on the MARKET & I`ll buy one !

[Madrumer]

Hey Trippy: To be honest, I can't remember the tuning scale. I use several different ones when I play. It's got 7 strings, much like a turkish baglama saz and is usually tuned to the same modes as a saz- such as DAD, CAC, or CAD with identical notes paired 1 octave apart.

[trippydude101]

whats the tuning scale

[trippydude101]

whats the tuning

[Madrumer]

Hey Lungs- I wish I had a vid camera other than the cheapo on the laptop. Some day, I'd like to do a video on basic instrument making to show how something like this all comes together. I'll have to save up a while and wait for warm enough weather to do some wood work....cold here in IL-

Lance

[TheLungsWind]

Teach us please!

[tanvee28]

this sounds really good...well done buddy!

[im4out]

cool sound....

[dogsour1]

Greetings from Florida. You are Brilliant!!!!!!!!! How did you make that great sound?

[bluetailskink]

very cool. I want one!!

[PhilWithCoffee]

Sounds fantastic. So many instruments I want to learn how to make, but so little time to fully appreciate them all.

[insanescott]

please show us how to make this.....brilliant!!!!

[elterroyelnegro]

show how to make it, you're a genious +10

[synthesizer301]

nicely done its very good sounding for a homemade version of a sitar .

[DustyPeople1]

Absolutely Amazing I want to make one, but have no idea how you did it. Help?

[totonsio]

Wow! congratulations!! sounds really good!

[KitOnVideo]

It sounds not no much like an Indian sitar, but more like the Kashmiri Setar. Looks nice!

[cbeetow]

Very cool. I have been making CBGs for just a short time and have been thinking of something like this. For the body, did you just use a pre-made bowl like pier 1 and similar places sell or did you mill this yourself? Also, for the frets, care to share how you made them? I had been thinking of using little drawer handles or something. Thanks for sharing any tips.

All your work is very inspiring.

[crazynicktaxi]

genius!

[SnakeMcPlisken]

Awesome!

I'd love to know how you make the frets.

[glorplaxy]

Very nice. I would love to hear how you made this. I am very interested in finding out.

[ekserchina]

awsome dude!@

[aydooknow]

Groovy, man :) hahaha...

[nickeca]

Very, very nice. Impressive. Congratulations on a well done experiment.

Would you be willing to share more precise details? Scale length, fret positions, string gages, etc.

I suspect I am not alone in desiring to replicate your extremely interesting instrument.

Thanks for sharing it with us.

[jstwitch]

Just how did youmake the bamboo round? did you use a lathe?

[jstwitch]

that is absolutely awesome!!

[mufasamusic]

Very cool! I have been modifying guitars trying to get that sitar buzz. How did you get the strings to buzz while keeping them intonated? Even when I get that great resonating buzz, only one of my six guitar strings is in tune after the 5th fret.

[kairi990]

Amazing! I love the sound of a sitar!

[carlosfbatista]

hello

Nice and wonderfull instrument...

I would love to make one for myself...

Can you give some tips for the bridge?

Best wishes

Carlos from Portugal

[KeniLeeBurgess]

Very nice craftsmanship. It produces a lovely tone along with a sympathetic drone. Interesting idea to give it a dulcimer type fingerboard (indian scale). It must be fun to jam along with the tabla videos here on youtube. I like to tune open D (DADf#ad) and play in an indian? mode ( 1, flat2, 3, 4, 5, flat6, 7, 1) Your Sitar has a nice authentic sound. Thanks for sharing.

[phraktl]

Amazing... I was sure that it was going to sound terrible, but its actually damned good! Brilliant job!

[KitchenArtProject]

bel instrument, good sound, go on!