via this auctionnote the consistency of the keys
" From India. This very portable, lightweight, 3 feet long,10-string keyboard sitar (with built in case) has 24 keys ! Of the 10 strings two are allocated as drones sympathetic strings (like on a sitar) the other 8 assigned to the keyboard. They can be tuned differently. Keytar is self-contained in a multi-colored wood cabinet. Hard to tell from photo but this has individual keys (sharps & flats) for chromatic play on it. The keys by the way are physically larger on the left side and gradually get smaller as you approach the right side of the keyboard. Very strange indeed. TO PLAY _One hand strums with provided pick (or in my case a pen) while the other hand presses a key to select pitch. It is a really cool authentic street instrument from India. Totally acoustic. Completely outrageous. Great for recording, videos, live performance, music experimentation, ethnic stuff, or simply art.
No electricity. No MIDI. They are all painted a little different so color style may be different from photo. They work great with a pick-up for recording or gigs."
more commonly called a "bulbul tarang" (or, an indian banjo)
ReplyDeleteThe cool thing is that if you press all the keys at the same time it dials into Dells Help Desk! :)
ReplyDeletehahahahha... one up for nevets68
ReplyDeleteThere's a guy in NYC named Muhammad Bashir who plays one of these through an old red Boss analog delay pedal along with a Tabla player. It sounds like a thousand-piece orchestra when those guys get going.
ReplyDeleteI have one, but found no info on it even after a good deal of searching. Do you have any suggestions as to which gauge strings are most appropriate, and tuned to which notes? I am no guitar player, and I'm afraid of breaking it/stressing it with excessive tension.
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