RA sitarmaker Kharaj Pancham Concert Sitar

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Made from aged mahogany and gourds from Maharashtra. Features natural material for all fittings and bridges. Red penwork varying from solid red to saffron. Exceptional sound. Ayub now has more low profiled necks and flatter fret setting making this a very  enjoyable instrument. Another nice surprise is the soundhole on the top tumba is actually tuned to C#. This sitar has been air shipped (as are all of our instruments) to preserve its quality. In stock. Current model pictures ARE HERE, this one has been re-voiced by Scott Hackleman with a beautiful Nikhil Banerjee half-bandh jawari!

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$1340 with fiberglass case   SOLD OUT, SORRY!

$1089 with fiberboard case

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RA Sitarmaker is a shop in Miraj India that has been making instruments for generations. All parts of the instrument are made within the shop unlike almost all other makers in India. Miraj sitars feature thinner tablis (soundboard) that are more of a rounded shape and known for a booming ready to go sound right from the beginning. RA Sitarmaker has made sitars under 2 other names in the past, Karasek Sound and Sugita.

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