[adam]

Hey, I was trying an electric sitar at a music shop.. i forget the brand, it
was someone's name. I tried it out and it sounded cool, but it only sounded
authentic when you played on the higher strings, or if you played certain
notes or chords.. it cost like $750, around the same price as a real sitar.
i wanna buy a real sitar, but i live in Boston and can't find a store that
sells sitars. so i found a store on the internet.. it says that when the
sitar arrives in the mail it needs to be tuned, but i can't find a sitar
repair person. anyone in the boston area know someone in boston, or the
outskirts of..?
Thanks,
-Adam

[WillStG]

Adam wrote:
Hey, I was trying an electric sitar at a music shop.. i forget the brand, it
was someone's name.

Probably Jerry Jones. http://www.12fret.com/retail/gjjones.htm

I tried it out and it sounded cool, but it only sounded
authentic when you played on the higher strings, or if you played certain
notes or chords.. it cost like $750, around the same price as a real sitar.

Well there are sitars, and there are sitars.

i wanna buy a real sitar, but i live in Boston and can't find a store that
sells sitars. so i found a store on the internet.. it says that when the
sitar arrives in the mail it needs to be tuned, but i can't find a sitar
repair person.

Ummm - would you/do you take your guitars to Guitar Center when
they need tuning too? That is a pretty expensive proposition. And
since in traditional Indian music you are expected to change tunings
depending on the scale of the raga you are playing, you really should
learn to tune it yourself.

anyone in the boston area know someone in boston, or the
outskirts of..?
Thanks,
-Adam


I dunno, but if you google - sitar lessons online, there are a
host of free and donation based video lessons, as well as personal
instruction online. Pretty cool, actually.

Will Miho
NY TV/Audio Post/Music/Live Sound Guy
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits

[adam]

That's why i'm looking for a professional sitar player/repairman in the
boston area to teach me how to tune it up..
-Adam

"WillStG" wrote in message
oups.com...

Ummm - would you/do you take your guitars to Guitar Center when
they need tuning too? That is a pretty expensive proposition. And
since in traditional Indian music you are expected to change tunings
depending on the scale of the raga you are playing, you really should
learn to tune it yourself.

[Julian]

On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:57:07 -0500, "Adam" wrote:

That's why i'm looking for a professional sitar player/repairman in the
boston area to teach me how to tune it up..
-Adam

. . ..
Ma Sa Pa Sa Pa Sa Sa
. . ..

Ma is main playing string. Dot above means octave up from Sa, dot
below means octave below Sa.

Sa is C# below middle C.

do re mi fa sol la ti do =

sa re ga ma pa dha ni sa

tune sympathetics to notes in the scale you are playing.

Is this what tou want to know? I can answer most any question about
the sitar.

Julian