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Monoj Kumar Sardar
Open Jawari
(Ravi Shankar style)
Special Gulabpata half Decoration Sitar

All Sitar models are now located at Rain City Music, please visit there for current offerings.

Always wanting to provide a variety of quality sitars for our customers, we introduce another Sitars Etc. offering: The MKS Open Jawari (Ravi Shankar Style) Gulabpata (Rose petal) half Decoration Sitar. The MKS line of sitars is an affordable well constructed line of instruments made by a well known Kolkata manufacturer. We feel that giving our customers choices of makes and models allows them to select the sitar of their choice.

We asked Monoj Kumar Sardarji to make a more affordable special sitar. This sitar has an open jawari, Kharaj Pancham tuning, uniquely and richly decorated in the Gulabpata style at an affordable price. The sympathetic string response is fabulous and the sound is that which was made popular by Pandit Ravi Shankar.

About this new special sitar, according to Monoj Kumar Sardarji himself, he says, "The Workmanship and supervision is better than any other type of sitar". Of the jawari on both of this sitar, he says, "My brother Sri Ashok Sardar does the Jawari, and also plays sitar. He has been doing jawari for the last 20 years."

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The Monoj Kumar Sardar and Bros. special Gulabpata sitar with open Ravi Shankar type jawari is a concert model sitar made of the finest available tun wood and carved in one of the traditional styles on the tabli. The design has been very popular for the last 50 years....It has Half decoration wood carving on the gourd, which means that the carving on the back of the gourd does not go all the way up into the neck. A very responsive instrument with excellent sound! The tarab (sympathetic) strings sing out and respond well.

Sound demo coming soon.

And as with all our other sitars, very nice inlay and rich, maroon penwork carefully done by expert craftsmen. The penwork compliments the deep red wood tones of the instrument. The French polish finish, which is exceptionally done, rounds out this exceptional sitar. The shine is mirror like.


	Nicely carved Rosewood pegs, carefully fitted and chalked with deer horn centerpieces and deer horn tuning beads. Also, at the top of the neck there is a special emphasis on the inlay creating a beautiful niche. The label clearly states the name of this well known sitar maker.


	The top tumba is equally as decorated as the tabli and perfectly fitted to the sitar. This sitar made for Sitars Etc. by MKS has a wooden gourd at the top. These now come with an extra large wooden upper tumba!

	The jawari is open in the Ravi Shankar style and professionally done by Sri Ashok Sardar, who has been doing jawari for the last 20 years. The string layout is Kharaj Pancham style. All frets finely tuned and fitted in India and double checked at our shop before shipping! Meend (bending) of 5 to 6 notes is easily accomplished.


	A fiberglass case is available as well as a leatherette case with the MKS Gulabpata Sitar. You can also get with a fiberglass upper tumba carrying case that can attach to the sitar fiberglass case. Fiberglass cases are available in black. Leatherette cases are available in brown and black. If we are out of stock and you pre-order then you have the option to choose your case color. Also, this MKS sitars come with accessories that include: a sitar instruction book, a matching heavy cotton or silk fabric cover, an oil box, 3 mizrabs, 1 Main and 1 tarab peg, fret thread, a narka and a set of extra strings!

All MKS sitars are monitored during the entire building process and fine-tuned by expert musicians in India under the supervision on Sri Monoj Kumar Sardar himself, before being air-shipped to our shop. According to Monoj Kumar Sardarji himself, he says, "The Workmanship and supervision is better than any other type of sitar". Of the jawari on both of these two new types of sitars, he says, "My brother Sri Ashok Sardar does the Jawari, and also plays sitar. He has been doing jawari for the last 20 years." Once at our shop they are played by us for an additional several hours before being offered for sale. We believe these to be the finest, affordable new sitars available and want you to be completely satisfied with your instrument!!

Monoj Kumar Sardar & Bros.
Special Gulabpata Half decoration with open jawari in the Ravi Shankar style
Concert Sitar

Price.....

with accessories and with fiberglass case and attachable upper tumba fiberglass case.

$1095.00

All Sitar models are now located at Rain City Music, please visit there for current offerings.

Sitar comes with full accessories for all selections.

$1020 (with standard fiberglass case only)

$915 (with leatherette case** )
(**We may substitute a medium grade fiberglass case)

$820 (without case)*

*available without case for
US, Canada, & Mexico
delivery only
NOT Recommended!!!

Shipping is $85 (lower 48 states USA)

All other countries please call or email.....

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