Sitars, surbahars and tanpuras
The sitars we make are made from tun wood from Asham or thik wood from Myanmar. Both gandhar pancham (Vilayat Khani style) and karaj pancham (Ravi Shankar style) sitars are available. Lakadi ka tumba (small pumpkin for extra resonance) can be provided if required. We keep a few sitars in stock but custom requests are more than possible.
Surbahars we do not keep in stock. For ordering a surbahar at least a two months notice is required.
Tanpuras are available both as male (in D key) and female (in A key).
Surbahars we do not keep in stock. For ordering a surbahar at least a two months notice is required.
Tanpuras are available both as male (in D key) and female (in A key).
Tablas
For our tablas, the dayans are made from shisham wood and the bayans are available in either bronze or coppar.
References
'I've known the Bhattacharya family for many years and I have ordered several sitars from them. Through the years I have had many special requests and I have always got what I wanted. Or even better!'
KG Westman, Sweden
'I bought my first sitar from the Bhattacharya family 15 years ago and that one is still my favorite one. I can truly recommend Sharda Music Centre to whoever that is looking for a good quality instrument.'
Stian Grimstad, Norway
Listen to Stian Grimstad and KG Westman play their Bhattacharya sitars for Swedish Radio here:
https://soundcloud.com/k-g-westman/raag-vachaspati-vilambit-swedish-radio
KG Westman, Sweden
'I bought my first sitar from the Bhattacharya family 15 years ago and that one is still my favorite one. I can truly recommend Sharda Music Centre to whoever that is looking for a good quality instrument.'
Stian Grimstad, Norway
Listen to Stian Grimstad and KG Westman play their Bhattacharya sitars for Swedish Radio here:
https://soundcloud.com/k-g-westman/raag-vachaspati-vilambit-swedish-radio
Hugo Widen Stian Grimstad KG Westman