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Sitar - The Instrument

The sitar is a stringed instrument from India made from half a seasoned hollowed gourd and a long hollow neck of seasoned tun wood (red ceder or teak wood.

It has 20 movable frets with 6 or 7 metal playing strings on main bridge (jawari) and usually 12 or 13 sympathetic resounding strings on small bridge below. It is finely decorated with carved wood, celluliod (mother of pearl immitation) inlay with fine pen engraving and beads for fine tuning.

Rikhi Ram's Sitar Legacy

Since 1920, when founder Late Pt Rikhi Ram Sharma officially incorporated musical instruments making in Lahore, now in Pakistan, sitar has been the most popular and served instrument with all leading musicians of our country.

Rikhi Ram as a brand has designed and satisfied maestros, music teachers, music students and even western famous musicians like Beatle's-George Harrison and many more with finest sitars for their performances as well as recordings.

The legacy consisting Late Pt Rikhi Ram Sharma (1900-1961) as first generation, followed by Late Pt Bishan Dass Sharma (1929-2007) as second and Shri Sanjay Sharma in this fine art work since 25 years plus, as third generation carrying out same tradition with sincerity and truth.

Pt Ravi Shankar to almost every single sitarist in the globe are proud users.

Rikhi Ram's Sitar Being played by Pt. Ravi Shankar (audio clip below) - Raga Tilak Shyam (Teen Taal)

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About Rikhi Ram's Sitar
Rikhi Ram sitar is/has always been outstanding performing instrument to satisfy any form of sitarist. Our specialty being, make to order (not even visual but tonality). We set tone, sound and playability to customer's taste with 100% results.

Our sitars delivers 6-6 1/2 notes meend (bending string from one frett) without disturbing tuning of sitar by micro tones.

Finishing, size, shape and moreover the quality of raw materials are used of top standard, no compromise on hardware. Most expensive and organic materials to max. is used to keep sacred acoustics principles of instruments. No wonder player's delight.