INDIAN MUSIC FORUM ARCHIVES: Sitar Forum: Rikhi Ram sitar made by Panditji on Ebay

 

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R_Weg
Rikhi Ram sitar made by Panditji on Ebay Mar 18, 2004 05:22 p.m.


Check this out. BTW - how does one verify the age of an instrument like this?
Peace,
Robt.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3708247850&category=308

Sitarfixer
Re:Rikhi Ram sitar made by Panditji on Ebay Mar 24, 2004 01:20 p.m.


This one is easy to date. I talked with Bishwan Das back in 1997 and showed him some pics of a RR Sitar I have with this hand etched label. Bishwanji confirmed the date as 1947, when the shop first opened up at the New Delhi address. BTW, current labels will show "G Block" instead of "A Block" as a result of the officials that be revising the street addressing. There's a date boundary for approx year 2001. Check with RR for exact date. Cheers! Tony K.
Keshav Das
Re:Rikhi Ram sitar made by Panditji on Ebay Mar 26, 2004 08:14 p.m.


Hi Tony,
Thanks for the info. The sitar was mine (it's since been purchased). The original estimated age was 1958.
Best,
Keshav Das
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