See-Tar | SiTAR FAcToRY https://www.sitarfactory.be sitarfactory.be is a casual magazine about sitar making and repair Sat, 06 Jul 2024 20:09:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.sitarfactory.be/uploads/Om-01_510-1-150x150.gif See-Tar | SiTAR FAcToRY https://www.sitarfactory.be 32 32 201759951 My Last See-Tar https://www.sitarfactory.be/2023/my-last-see-tar/ https://www.sitarfactory.be/2023/my-last-see-tar/#respond Sat, 18 Nov 2023 21:30:51 +0000 https://www.sitarfactory.be/?p=11383 A random photoreport on the making of my latest and last plexiglass See-Tar. Read more about the making here: The See-Tar story … and here: 2 more Plexitars

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A random photoreport on the making of my latest and last plexiglass See-Tar.











Read more about the making here:
The See-Tar story
… and here:
2 more Plexitars

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2 more Plexitar sitars https://www.sitarfactory.be/2020/2-more-plexitar-sitars/ https://www.sitarfactory.be/2020/2-more-plexitar-sitars/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2020 17:57:09 +0000 http://www.sitarfactory.be/?p=7257 This year I’ve completed 2 plexiglass sitars. They are 100% See-Tar cloned replicas according to the original Purbayan Chatterjee copy as seen here on this site. Sound sample: Comes with a solid AUER CP 12416 Protective case Pro with locks Continue reading →

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This year I’ve completed 2 plexiglass sitars. They are 100% See-Tar cloned replicas according to the original Purbayan Chatterjee copy as seen here on this site.

Sound sample:
Play Plexitar on AER Compact 60 amp

Comes with a solid AUER CP 12416 Protective case Pro with locks & wheels in beautiful “blutorange” (vermilion) color.

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The See-Tar https://www.sitarfactory.be/2015/the-see-tar/ https://www.sitarfactory.be/2015/the-see-tar/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:34:27 +0000 http://www.sitarfactory.be/?p=4194 Last week Friday, 19/06/2015, I’ve delivered this electric plexiglass sitar to Purbayan Chatterjee. One year has passed since he had asked me to build this instrument for him (May 2014). Initially I found it a weird idea and honestly, I Continue reading →

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Last week Friday, 19/06/2015, I’ve delivered this electric plexiglass sitar to Purbayan Chatterjee. One year has passed since he had asked me to build this instrument for him (May 2014). Initially I found it a weird idea and honestly, I didn’t favour the choice of plexiglass because of the rather unknown and synthetic nature of this material (modified PMMA / Polymethyl methacrylate). In general I prefer working on wood, rather than with plastics. But the unique challenge seduced me completely and I plunged into this venture which took me a year to accomplish.

The moment I finally passed this sitar into Purbayan’s hands was very exciting, for me as well as for him, because this is really the first sitar ever made completely out of plexiglass. The instrument has a breathtaking look. The transparency is 100% and makes it look quite unreal… But, as this is meant to be a professional musical instrument, I was especially wondering how it will behave on stage, how it will sound, will the material withstand the constant changing and heavy tensions caused by the powerful play of an extremely talented professional sitarist like Purbayan Chatterjee…?

Soon after handing over the instrument I went back home and kept my mobile close to me. That same afternoon Purbayan tested the sitar profoundly during the rehearsal for a concert the next day in Brussels with Slang, the impressive jazz/rock band (with flute virtuoso Manuel Hermia) from Belgium.

To my relief no alarm call came, not in the evening, and not in the following morning. A few hours before the concert on Saturday I received an sms from Manuel Hermia writing: “Purbayan loves your sitar!!” and, indeed, a few moments later, when we met in front of the concert stage, his big smile welcomed me,… and,… the concert was marvellous and blew away all my initial questions. Purbayan named the instrument “The See-Tar”, a see-through sitar.

Must read (on this site): The making of a solid body electric sitar in plexiglass.

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See-Tar, the Plexiglass Sitar https://www.sitarfactory.be/projects/seetar-the-plexiglass-sitar/ https://www.sitarfactory.be/projects/seetar-the-plexiglass-sitar/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2015 09:37:01 +0000 http://www.sitarfactory.be/?page_id=4201 The making of a solid body electric sitar in plexiglass, the See-Tar. Specifications    Materials    Drawings    The making of    Press    Video This instrument has been made on demand The original idea comes from Purbayan Chatterjee (May Continue reading →

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The making of a solid body electric sitar in plexiglass, the See-Tar.

Specifications    Materials    Drawings    The making of    Press    Video

This instrument has been made on demand
The original idea comes from Purbayan Chatterjee (May 2014)
Design & drawings by Klaas Janssens @ Sitar Factory (September 2014)
Raw plexiglass body is made by Patricia Stoops & Alexander @ Plexi Reine (Januari/April 2015)
Assembly & completion by Klaas Janssens @ Sitar Factory (May/June 2015)

Specifications

Dimensions: 1070mm x 300mm x 105mm (L x W x H)
Neck width: 90mm
Scale: 822mm
Weight: 3,25kg
String configuration: Ustad Vilayat Khansahib
Parda setting: traditional (20 with no Komal Dha or Re)

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Materials

Body: modified PMMA (Polymethyl methacrylate) = plexiglass
Parts: Black Buffalo horn & modified PMMA
Pardas: Nickel Silver wire 5,0mm diameter
Machine heads: M6 Mini / Schaller
Pickup: Slimbucker™ Jazz guitar pickup / Kent Armstrong
Strings: Silver plated steel N°3 (0,30mm) & N°0 (0,23mm) / Pyramid
Nickel flatwound Jora N°26 (0,46mm) / Pyramid

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Drawings

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The making of

1 The plexiglass body, as coming from Plexi Reine

2 Making the main parts out of black buffalo horn

2.1 taardan

2.2 langot

2.3 jawari


3 Assembly

3.1 taardan & machine heads

3.2 langot

3.3 pardas & cikari posts


4 Installing electronics for sound reproduction

4.1 pickup mount

4.2 potmeters & jack

5 Installing electronics for light effects

6 Amazing color effects


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