Sitar
The sitar is probably the most popular of all Indian melody instruments - its buzz is THE sound of India for many people. We distinguish two basic types of sitars according to their string setup and ornamentation. More details are available on the page Construction & Styles.
You can find our Special Offers for Sitars here.
RAVI SHANKAR STYLE SITAR
These instruments have four melody strings, three drone strings and 13 sympathetic strings, an additional upper sound box and are lavishly decorated. They are also called kharaj-pancham-sitars.
- P.& Bros Deluxe, Monoj K.S. Deluxe,
- P. & Bros Full Deco and Monoj K.S. Full Deco
– high quality professional sitars - P. & Bros Simple Deco, Monoj K.S. Simple Deco and Dilip Mondal Full Deco
– brand named sitars for beginners - Paloma Compact
– flatback travel sitar - Calcutta Standard
– simple beginner's model - Paloma 3/4
– smaller sitar for children or for higher tuning
VILAYAT KHAN STYLE SITAR
These instruments have two melody strings, four drone strings, 11 to 13 sympathetic strings, no upper sound box and a chaste, puristic design. They are also called gandhar-pancham-sitars.
- Kanailal & Sons GP and Monoj K.S. GP
– high quality professional sitars