sitar improvisation

I never took any sitar lessons, but I like the sound of this instrument, and so I try to play it...

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• sitar
• indian
• music

[munkdo3]

how long have you played and how hard is it to learn?

[apaschuk]

@munkdo3 I'm not a regular player, I have a sitar at my home, among many other instruments, and play just once in a while. I would say it's fairly easy to learn, especially if you're familiar with other stringed instruments, and it's hard to master.

[balor88]

Nice sounds! I'm going to do some backpacking in India and before I leave this wonderful country I'd like to purchase a sitar! How did you bring your sitar home to Russia?

[apaschuk]

India is really the best place to buy a sitar, you will have a good choice of instruments and the prices are just fantastic! I paid around $300 for a semi-pro sitar (the students of Ravi Shankar use the instruments like mine). Bringing sitar to Russia was piece of cake, I bought a good fiberglass case with soft protective insides (add $70) and checked it with my luggage. Normally they won't allow you to carry such bulky item in your cabin baggage.

[balor88]

Thanks a lot! Can I ask you what you payed for the drums in the background, what drums should I search for? I'm not very familiar with the terminology of Indian instruments as I've only been playing instruments from the west.

Thanks again!

[apaschuk]

You're welcome. In the background is a djembe, it's not native Indian instrument, its origin is Africa, although this one was made by Indian craftsmen. I paid for it 1500 Rupees (around $30) after long bargaining. It's big and heavy and sounds nice. If you want Indian percussion, you should look for tabla. In Delhi you can buy a decent set of tabla for $50.

[jmaytin]

I see a red door and I want it painted black.

[ithotofthisfirst]

very paint it black by the stones at the start, is anyone else getting that or just me?

[Deathklok17]

nice man I I just bought one from a hole in the wall shop in Claremont, CA its in fare condition Im having it onced over by the owner to get into respectable playing conditions (its good but minor things 62 years old) do you have any good pointers or websites I can self teach off of because Im moving to Atlanta GA and its going to be near impossible to find a teacher out there

[jimihendrix5557]

Haha ok. Thanks for the information!