Re:More Pictures of instruments by Shahid Ali of Bharatiya Tantuvadya Kendra
Aug 13, 2003 03:29 p.m.
Hi, sitar-sarode sounds like a sitar with a lot more freedom of movement and a much fuller tone. It is played like a sarod, however mizrab also work. He has made many unique instruments, and now I have a few new ones I invented he is going to make for me, they are secrets now, but when they are done I can send pics.
Re:More Pictures of instruments by Shahid Ali of Bharatiya Tantuvadya Kendra
Aug 13, 2003 07:07 p.m.
I would like to hear the sound of the sitar sarode. From the picture, it has no frets so its played not by pulling the string for a meend, but along the long axis like a sarode. Looks to have 6 main strings and 2 chikaris, and 14 tarbs. This thing has got to sound tremendous.
I've never heard a sursringar either, but from what I've read it sounds just like a sarode, but very little volume and practically no sustain. That's why the larger sarode replaced it.
Re:More Pictures of instruments by Shahid Ali of Bharatiya Tantuvadya Kendra
Aug 13, 2003 11:53 p.m.
There is 1 recording of Sursringar, but it is apparently poor quality. Sursringar is actually a lot like the Carnatic veena in sound, and is bigger than sarod, the one I have is 50". The sitar sarod has 16 tarab strings, 5 main strings and 3 chikari strings. It is played just like sarod, but sound like the sitar, but with a fuller sound because of the body structure.
Beenkar Ted Ceplina
Re:More Pictures of instruments by Shahid Ali of Bharatiya Tantuvadya Kendra
Aug 14, 2003 11:27 a.m.
Thanks RH. Hmm. . .that sample of sursingar sounds more like a rudra veena to me. Beenkarji, can you put an mp3 clip of the sitar-sarode up to link to? Whoa! I think your pics got taken away.
Re:More Pictures of instruments by Shahid Ali of Bharatiya Tantuvadya Kendra
Aug 14, 2003 11:40 a.m.
I cant see a thing. im getting a msg. saying remote linking forbidden, and then some more text about freeservers not supporting remote linking og images and files for FREE accounts.
Re:More Pictures of instruments by Shahid Ali of Bharatiya Tantuvadya Kendra
Aug 14, 2003 02:00 p.m.
Hi, I am going to put all of the pics on my geocities site, so by the end of the day I will send everyone the link. I have to agree about the Sursringar sounding a bit like the rudra veena, but not quite, I guess I play rudra veena myself so I am really picky about the tone. I dont have sound files of the sitar-sarod because I dont own it yet, I just ordered one, but I think it will be a very impressive sound.
Beenkar Ted Ceplina
