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→Indian Sitar Accessories 🇮🇳 - "High-quality set sold at retail".
'Lotus' pegs for main playing strings No. 1 - 📐 17centimeters - ⚖️ 27.4 grams
'Twisted' pegs for main strings of game #2 - 📐 15.2 cm - ⚖️ 22.3 g
'Simple' tuning pegs for sympathetic strings - 📐 13.6 cm - ⚖️ 5.2 g
Main bridge made of wood and genuine horn - 📐 7.6 x 3.3 x 22 cm - ⚖️ 29.3 g
Brass ferrule - 📐 9.7cm - ⚖️ 9.7 g
Thread for attaching fret, called "Écheveau" - 📐 10 meters long - ⚖️ 10 g
🌍 Origin: France
🧬 Material: Wood - Brass - Yarn
📦 Packaging: Individually - "Please do not hesitate to contact us for a complete quote or for bulk orders".
🎁 Perfect for giving as a gift or treating yourself!
👉 The sitar is a plucked string instrument from the Hindustani classical tradition (North India), known for its captivating sounds and rich ornamentation.
It is used in classical music, often associated with masters such as Ravi Shankar or Vilayat Khan.
👉 Regarding the wooden pegs, they are often sold with a slightly larger diameter so that they can be sanded with simple sandpaper to be adjusted to size according to each hole in the Sitar.
📋 Information sheet :
Element
Detail
🪕 Instrument type
Plucked string instrument (long lute with fretted neck). Ravi Shankar style (Kharaj Pancham).
📏 Total length
Approximately 120 cm
🪵 Wood
Typically teak, tun ( Cedrela toona ) or rosewood.
🎵 Strings
Between 18 and 21 strings: 6 or 7 main strings + 11 to 13 sympathetic strings
📯 Resonators
2 gourds: a main one under the handle + sometimes a second one at the top
🧩 Fretboards
Made of metal, mobile, arc-shaped, tied with silk or cotton thread.
🎶 Tuning
Varies depending on the raga; sympathetic strings tuned to the notes of the mode used.
🎼 Playing technique
Use of the mizrab (metal plectrum worn on the finger); pulling the strings for the meend (glissando), expressive ornamentation.
🎨 Aesthetics
Sculptures and inlays (bone, synthetic ivory or mother-of-pearl). The head is often adorned with a floral pattern, lotus leaf or peacock.
📚 Types of Sitar
Ravi Shankar style (Kharaj Pancham) : 7 main strings, deep and rich sound. Vilayat Khan style (Gandhar Pancham) : 6 main strings, clear and bright sound ( gayaki ang vocal style).
🔈 Sound
Rich in harmonics thanks to sympathetic strings; vibrant drone; expressiveness in glissandos and ornamentation; suitable for slow ragas (alap) as well as fast passages ( jhala ).
🧘♂️ Usage
Hindustani classical music; fusion (psychedelic rock, jazz, world music); meditation, yoga, experimental sound art.
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