Hemen Teak Sitar

Full decoration, monochrome penwork concert sitar from Hemen Sen. Ravi Shankar ~ Kharaj Pancham design, made from teak.

This sitar is a consignment which we were most happy to take. It is 40+ years old and apparently spent most of it's life in the closet. You can tell definitely, there's minimal wear. It was originally sold by Tony Karasek, you can see the link here:

The current owner has a job requiring a lot of dexterity and so has given up the sitar due to the callouses.

This is vintage Hemen work when he was at his best. Has a quarter-swan tabli just over 13 inches and flamed wood on the neck, both parts of the neck appear to have been made from the same piece also. The gulu is half decoration but the penwork and pegs are full. It has all antler bridges and fitting and a very flat fret setting. The jawari is open, extremely resonant and as perfect of a Ravi Shankar type sound as I've heard with a touch of nasal tone. Great projection. The neck is Assam teak from the look of it, the tabli would be Burma teak given the grain. The top gourd was replaced by a Hiren Roy extra large gourd. Hiren Roy and Hemen used the same craftsmen for carving and bodywork so basically all original. Probably the best vintage sitar I've seen given the light use. Comes with a double tumba fiberglass case, case has a little wear on it. Comes completely set up and I have enabled it to meend 5 notes now also...Air shipped and carefully handled.

SOLD

$2650 with fiberglass case included!

Pre-owned with fresh jawari, all pre-owned instrument sales are final as per  terms of sale.

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