In June 2004 we startet to build a sitar out of carbonfiber. In
traditional sitar making the body is made of a dried gourd. Because we
were unable to get a suitable gourd the idea was to make one out of
fiberglass. After a little research we found out: there are practically
no musical instruments made of fiberglass but a growing number of
useful cellos, violins and guitar made of carbon fiber. So the idea
came to make the body and neck from carbon. Only the sound relevant top
plate we wanted to make out of wood. It was our first project with
molds and also with carbon fiber. Pramodan
and Harkara