Full set of 18 Top Branded Karuna Indian Sitar Strings 7+11 includes Tarafdar (Sympathetic Strings)

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But Mala doesn't stop at just sharing her own thoughts and ideas. She welcomes constructive criticisms and suggestions to improve her blog and make it even more impactful. And if you share her passion for India's culture and heritage, she extends a warm invitation for high-quality guest blog posts. As mentioned above, the total number of tarab string on a sitar can vary from eleven (most common) to thirteen. I have two sitars and one has the 11, the other has 13 (shown above). My observation has been that the sitars made in Banaras, Miraj, Bombay, and Delhi area have 11 tarab strings and the ones coming from Bengal, especially Calcutta, have thirteen.

Needless to say, I’d rather buy the sitar instead of making one myself! Summing up our list of Sitar Facts

Bei meiner Spielweise (mit Kunstnägeln, i-Abstrich, i oder p-Aufstrich, oder nur i-Abstriche) mit ca. 6 bis 8 Std. Dauer pro Woche halten die Saiten ca. 3 bis 6 Monate, je nachdem, wie viele Resos schon gerissen sind und ob noch Platz am Knauf ist, wegen den verlorenen Ösen. Mit den klassischen Metalldornen kann ich nicht spielen. Aus orthopädischen Gründen spiele ich nicht mehr im Yogasitz, sondern habe mir eine Stütze gebaut, wo der Hals am oberen Kürbis aufliegt. Das ist sehr bequem auf dem 3er Sofa oder auf 2 Klavierbänken. In Muslim tradition, some scholars believe the sitar was invented—or, much accurately, developed—by Indo-Persian Sufi singer Amir Khusrow (c. 1253-1325).

There are seven main playing strings and eleven to thirteen sympathetic strings. These strings are tied with a nail-shaped string holder called langot at the lower end and that pass through the fingerboard. The five main strings go through another bridge called meru or aad at the upper end before being finally tied up to their respective pegs, whereas the sympathetic strings pass through the little holes drilled into the covering of the fingerboard to their respective pegs fixed on the right side of the sitar. The two chikari strings have their pegs fixed on the side portion of the fingerboard below the peg box and just before the sympathetic string pegs; these strings rest on two small pins made of bone or stag horn which act as the bridge for these chikari strings. Shankar, Ravi (2007). My Music, My Life. San Rafael, CA: Mandala Publishing. p.100. ISBN 978-1-60109-005-8. a b Gallo, Phil (12 December 2012). "Ravi Shankar's Impact on Pop Music: An Appreciation". billboard.com.

In the late 1950s and early 1960s Ravi Shankar, along with his tabla player, Alla Rakha, began a further introduction of Indian classical music to Western culture.