BUY WITH CONFIDENCE30 DAYS FREE & EASY RETURNS WITH A PRE-PAID SHIPPING LABEL(USA & UK BUYERS ONLY)* THIS IS A BRAND NEW PRODUCT **FREE SHIPPING*MAHARAJA MUSICALS™SITAR -RAVI SHANKAR STYLE,PEACOCK SITARDOUBLE TOOMBA, ANGUR PATTA,WITH FIBER TROLLEYProduct Code - AEEHAND MADE SITAR BY MANU JI OF MAHARAJA MUSICALSFULLY TUNED, PROFESSIONAL QUALITY SITAR WITH MAGNIFICENT ACOUSTIC SOUNDMADE WITH THOROUGHY-DRIED TUN WOODNATURAL COLOR FINISHSTEEL, BRONZE & BRASS STRINGSKHARAJ PANCHAM: 7 MAIN & 13 SYMPATHETIC STRINGSCARVED WOODEN TUNING PEGSEXQUISITE INLAY WORKSPECIAL HAND CARVED PEACOCK NECK DESIGNFULLY DECORATED, ANGUR PATTA DESIGN (GRAPE LEAF)DOUBLE TOOMBA (ONE MAIN GOURD TOOMBA, ONE WOODEN TOOMBA)HANDMADE, CAMEL BONE BRIDGESFINE-TUNING BEADS/DUCK MADE WITH CAMEL BONE(YOU CAN REQUEST FIBER BRIDGES AND BEADS INSTEAD OF CAMEL BONE AT NO EXTRA COST)LEARN SITAR BOOK WORTH $20 IS INCLUDEDINCLUDES MIZRABS, EXTRA SET OF STRINGS, WORTH $20INCLUDES A FIBER TROLLEY (WITH WHEELS), WORTH $300INSTRUMENT HAND MADE IN INDIAFREE & FAST SHIPPING TO USAAlso Free Shipping to United Kingdom (UK),Australia,Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greenland, Italy, Liechtenstein,Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain & Switzerland$127 Shipping to Canada$254 Shipping to Japan(Via FedEx/UPS/DHL)For Buying this Product in Other Countries, Please Contact Us.NO CUSTOMS DUTY OR TAXES APPLY FOR USA CUSTOMERS100% SAFE DELIVERY GUARANTEE30 DAY FREE & EASY RETURNS FOR USA & UK CUSTOMERS(We provide a prepaid shipping label. Please retain the original packaging.)Reaches you within 3 to 5 working days after dispatch!About the Sitar MakerThis Sitar is hand crafted by an experienced sitar maker Manu Ji of Maharaja Musicals. Manu ji is a third generation sitar maker from Miraj and now works exclusively for us in our Delhi workshop.About SitarSitaris as unique and fascinating instrument as the music it creates. Thereare different types of sitars and the construction of a quality sitardiffers for each type. Making of sitar is a complex process. Theseinstruments are crafted by experienced sitar 'makers' or 'fitters'. The neck, faceplate, and gourd of the finely-crafted sitar are typicallyconstructed of a combination of mahogany and teak wood, and its bridgesare made from materials such as deer horn, ebony, or even camel bone,although synthetic materials are also used in modern times, often tolesser effect albeit. Expert sitar makers string the instrument with abridge through the process of optimizing the sitar's tonal qualitycalled jawari, and then allow the instrument rest for around a week toallow the neck to bend slightly. This is done so that it settles inbefore the sympathetic peg holes are drilled, which ensures that thefret setting is accurate and done correctly.About Sitar : Ravi Shankar Style Peacock Sitar - AEE ModelSitar is as unique and fascinating instrument as the music it creates. There are different types of sitars and the construction of a quality sitar differs for each type. Making of sitar is a complex process. These instruments are crafted by experienced sitar 'makers' or 'fitters'.This Peacock Sitar has been designed according to Ravi Shankar Style & hence, it contains 7 Main Strings & 13 Sympathetic Strings along with a double toomba. This Sitar is about 51 inches in Length and weighs around 3 KG. This Sitar has been specially designed using Tun Wood. It has a special carved peacock neck design.This Sitar is handcrafted in India and also contains bridges made from camel bone. It contains tasteful inlay work and half decorated angur patta design to give it a beautiful look and is natural in color.It is accompanied withMizrabs & Extra Set of Strings. This Sitar also contains two toomba out of which one is main gourd toomba and other one is wooden. We haveincluded a high quality Fiber Trolley worth $300, which can be very handy to transport this Sitar.These best Quality Sitars are specially crafted for professional musicians and meet their highest requirements. They are designed on the basis of traditional art of instrument-making. These produce amazing sound and their brilliant designs make them instruments for life.Our Sitars come with a closed jawari.Option of Custom-build at No Extra CostYou can ask us to change the following at no extra cost:Normally our Sitars are made for right handed players, but we can change them to be Left handed at no extra cost.This Sitar is a Kharaj Pancham (Ravi Shankar Style), but we can change it to Gandhar Pancham (Vilayat Khan Style) at no extra cost.Please contact us and let us know if you need any of these changes, before or immediately after placing your order.Please note that these customisations will increase the time to send this Sitar.Tuning DetailsTuning of Main StringsString farthest from the tuning pegs is chosen to be the first main string. Hence while holding the Sitar with its strings on your side, rightmost string would be the first string.First String–Ma– F (an octave below middle C)Second String–Sa– C (below the F of first string)Third String–Pa– G (below C of second string)Fourth String–Sa –C (2 octaves below middle C, below G of third string)Fifth String–Pa– G – (above the F of first string)Sixth String–Sa– C (Middle C, above the G of fifth string)Seventh String–Sa– C (Above the C of sixth string)Tuning of Sympathetic StringsThere is no hard & fast rule for tuning these strings. These can be tuned according to the raga you are playing.Package ContainsRaviShankar StyleDoubleToomba Sitar Length - 49to 51Inches, Weight - 3 to 5 KG 4-5 MizrabLearn Sitar BookExtra Set of StringsComes in a FiberTrolleyMaterialsTun Wood, Brass MetalPayment InformationWe only accept payment via PayPalTerms & ConditionsYour item is covered by a free Transit Shipping Insurance. Insurance only covers the main musical Instrument for physical damage only. Insurance not applicable for instrument case or box. Customer must report damages to us by providing all the details of the defect(s) and photographs as soon as possible. Please allow us a maximum of 48 hours to respond to your emails. We will make sure that issue will be resolved as early as possible to your satisfaction.100% Satisfaction guaranteed.PLEASE RETAIN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RETURN THE ITEM!WE WANT YOUR 5-STAR RATINGS. 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You can check your postcode with us.RETURNS FOR BUYERS OUTSIDE USA & UKFor buyers outside USA, unless the item is damaged, you will have to bear the return shippingEU buyers will have to return to our UK warehouseCanada buyers will have to return to our NEVADA, USA warehouseFree Prepaid Returns for USA & UK Buyers onlyPLEASE RETAIN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RETURN THE ITEM!CONTACT INFORMATIONYou can also contact us at any time to check the status of your order.You can also call us our phone numbers for any questions that you may have. Please note that we will only complete this sale on eCRATER.Call us on our USA Number for any queries you may have +16312143623