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Setar

Tkoind - 6-12-2008 at 07:19 PM

I'm looking for a very good quality Setar. I know the members here are some of the most well informed ethnic music players and students around. So I hope someone can offer some advice.

I'm looking for an instrument that a teacher would recommend for a serious student. Something affordable but very well set up and with good sound and quality.

Any advice would be very welcome.

chismes - 6-13-2008 at 12:57 AM

Hello Tkoind!!
I have a professional sitar MKS (Monok kumar sardor) from Kalkuta and I´m happy with the sound, the important for one sitar: you must buy it with a fibreglass case and if you can see someone forget the decoration and look attentivly the gourd, all the bridges will be of bone and ok, listen the sound with a good tunning. You can see the pages that I send you but there are many more english pages about setar. Try to look for a distribuitor of indian´s instruments in your country because is better play before buy.

http://www.instrumentostradicionales.com/

http://www.chandrakantha.com/

Good luck and congratulations for your music.

Dr. Oud - 6-13-2008 at 10:01 AM

in Iran:
http://www.parsmusicbazar.com/dalaho1.htm
I'd get the best one with a plain bowel.
In L.A.
http://www.nejadmusic.com/store.htm
somewhere else:
http://nasehpour.tripod.com/peyman/id11.html

radixfc - 6-16-2008 at 02:39 AM

I bought mine at:
http://www.anatolia-store.com
I´m so happy with it: great sound, hard box, nice looking, great price....and my teacher says it´s good (for a student as me)
the only thing I don´t like is the frets. I prefer nylon frets as the saz, but are the same for all setars.
good luck;)