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Mangla Prasad Sharma

Tun ~ Mahogany Concert Sitar
by special order only

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Mangla Prasad Sharma is a leading maker from Calcutta, India. He makes all levels of sitar, we have chosen to carry his very best models with unique design and all construction and jawari has been monitored and done in conjunction with our partner in Calcutta. A very fine instrument!  Please note that designs will vary on the carvings, inlays on the sitar and upper gourd as this is a hand made instrument and each one is unique.
 
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The Mangla Prasad Sharma tun concert model sitar is made of the finest available Indian mahogany and carved with  unique  rose design on the tabli.

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Beautiful  inlay and single color penwork, carefully done combined with special inlay designs on the headstock.

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The top tumba is equally as decorated as the sitar and made of natural gourd.

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The jawari is open and professionally done with 2 slots for the MA (1st) string and optional extra slot for the SA (2nd) at your request. The string layout is Ravi Shankar 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.

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standard case

A quality fiberglass case comes standard with our sitars from Mangla Prasad Sharma. Colors will vary on in stock sitars. MPS sitars comes with a accessory set of spare generic strings, 3 mizrabs, fret thread and a tarab string hook.

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All Mangla Prasad Sharma sitars are monitored during the entire building process and fine-tuned by expert musicians in India before being air-shipped to our shop. Once at our shop they are played by us for an additional several hours before being offered for sale.  Please email or call with any questions!

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Tun Concert Sitar by Mangla Prasad Sharma

Price.....(includes fiberglass case and accessories)......

$1225  by special order only

Shipping is $70 (lower 48 states USA)

All others please call or email.....

 

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