We have now arrived at a final stage. The whole body of SBS-02 is nearly ready for assembly …
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Transition
meanwhile, just a taster…
Parda lanes
Here we go again …
Day 41 en 42: Making and glueing the parda lanes. These are long and thin strips located on the sides of the neck to hold the pardas.
Jay Scott Hackleman
Jay Scott Hackleman and late Kartar Chand Sharma
21 years ago Jay Scott Hackleman was so very lucky to be able to spend a whole year in the very special company of some of the world’s finest traditional sitarmakers, Kartar Chand & Hari Chand Sharma.
He wrote a profound article about his apprenticeship in the shop of Late Kartar Chand which has originally been published in The Journal of The Guilds of American Luthiers N°67 in 2002.
Hari Chand often talked to me about this “very fine young American person”. He showed me many pictures in his much used and thumb marked album. And during one of my last visits Hariji proudly presented me a beautiful copy from this unique article written by Jay. It’s a real extensive documentary (4,13Mb pdf), made with sincere care and love. Thank You So Much, Jay.
Today Tineke found a website about his present-day work.
…new… SAS-01 …new…
Day 40 is another happy day: after the successful second glue-session, the body of this new sitar is complete. This one I baptise SAS-01, Semi Acoustic Sitar.
Once more,…glueing
Day 39: the big glueing, ctd…
The soundboard as well as the fretboard has been glued at once. This means a day less to dry.
Carving of the top plate
Day 38 : Carving of the last soundboard.
Follow the different steps…
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Drawing the zones to be carved, drilling holes, carving the holes,… until the holes are gone…
SBS-02 born
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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Glueing
The start of a big glueing job…
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The soundboard
Day 30: Modelling the first soundboard. This is the result, after a first rough cutting and sanding session.
