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AGP #310 - ''Shitar''

Posted by AGP # on February 3, 2018 at 6:38pm
AGP #310 - “Shitar”(3 String Gourd Baby Sitar)Scale: 628.65 mm / 24¾ inchesStrings : .040NW / .026NW / .018NW /My 3 string version of the “Danelectro Baby Sitar” Ronnie Wood uses on the Rolling Stones live tours when playing “Paint it Black”, the Bowl is the bottom cut of my last Kettle Gourd, the Neck & Soundboard are Grey Ironbark, the Fretboard is Forest Red Gum, the Bridge (Jawari) & Nut are Marble (sourced from what I think was an old cracked Cheese Platter), a 3.7k Chinee Ebay Lipstick Pickup is wired with Tone & Vol to the Jack.The Sitar type Bridge has the desired amount of Rattle & Buzz (or whatever it’s called), there’s fair bit of experimenting to do with this build yet, in regard to different Gauge Strings, Tunings and the probable addition of Sound Holes & maybe Frets, not entirely happy with the look of the Soundboard & Faux Scratch Plate, so will probably alter it, might “Paint it Black” :-D
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  • AGP # February 18, 2018 at 4:17pm

    "Thanks for looking RTZ"  :-)

  • RTZGUITARS February 8, 2018 at 3:24am

    Very nice funky

  • AGP # February 4, 2018 at 3:10pm

    "Thanks UJ, Wes & Dave"  :-)

  • Uncle John February 4, 2018 at 7:38am

    Love the head stock and logo.

  • Dave Lynas February 3, 2018 at 8:46pm

    Ooo. That gourd is beautiful!

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