The assembly of the body is now complete with strings and frets. Finally to be followed by installing the pickups and electronics …
Day 46: First mounted the patri (comb), langoot (tail mount) and 5 main machine heads. After putting the jiwari the strings could be placed, followed by setting the pardas (frets).
We have now arrived at a final stage. The whole body of SBS-02 is nearly ready for assembly …
meanwhile, just a taster…
Day 37 is a happy day: After glueing the fretboard the body of this new sitar is complete. It’s baptised SBS-02, the follower of the prototype SBS-01.
Composed of a walnut-soundboard a honduras mahony body and top neck and head. The backside of the neck is african mahogany.
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The start of a big glueing job…
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Day 23 & 24 : Worked 2 days to make the joints fit perfectly. A very precise job.
Talking about a joint here means the connection between two different wooden parts of the instrument: the neck and the body. It is a very important item covering strenght and stability. The body is tilted 4° backwards and 2° downwards according to the neck’s axis. This doesn’t make it more easy.
I created a new blog/website about the making of a solid body sitar.
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Day 16, 17 & 18 : Cutting out these 2 necks is very tough. The African mahoganies texture changes frequently it’s direction. One of the necks is cut out with a miller.
