Miraj tanpura

The world famous Miraj school of string instrument makers is going to complete 171 years. The City of Miraj is famous for its string musical instruments and music. The goddess of music has spread her blessings over this town. . Miraj has been a birth place of many famouse singers and musicians for centuries. Pundit Vishnu Digambar,whoes great Guru, Pundit Bal In 1850, the first string musical instrument of Maharashtra came to existance after many difficulties faced by its makers. The father of this first maharashtrian musical instrument was Shri. Faridsaheb Shilklgar and his brother Shri Mohinuddin saheb Shikalgar. The Shikalgar brothers faced a lot of difficulties and tensions while making the instrument. Before the production of musical instruments in Miraj; the maharashtrian musicians used the instruments like- Tambora, Sitar, Been, Dilruba, Taus; which were made in North Indian cities like Jaipur, Banaras and Lakhknow. At this time in Maharashtra, wooden instruments like ' Ektari' sursote etc. were made . Because of the low cost and less hard work, the singers used the wooden musical instruments like 'sursote'. Very rare singers used the Tambora which was very costly and demanded hard work in its making. Our History The Shikalgar family was worked in this place of music miraj The main business of Shikalgar category was the making of arms and amutations like swords etc. and taking maintenance of them. The city of Miraj was the main head quarter of Emperor 'Aadilshah's r...

à à Instrumental Guides à Tanpura Tutorial Types of Tanpuras In the types of tanpuras that exist in India , there are generally two bigger classes: the North Indian (Hindustani) and South Indian ( Carnatic) models. The North Indian types are known as the “ Miraj” models as they originate from the town of Miraj . The South Indian model is known as the Tanjore tanpura. MIRAJ MODELS MALE TANPURA: These types of tanpuras are very tall. They accommodate male pitches from the key of B to D#. They have a very deep sound and hold a great deal of sustain. FEMALE TANPURA: These tanpuras are not as tall as the male ones. They are used to accommodate female pitches from the key of F to A#. TANPURI: THE INSTRUMENTAL TANPURA These small tanpuras are used to accompany an instrument, a male-ranged female vocalist, or just to use for ease of transporting the instrument around. The instrumental tanpura, also known as tanpuri, is much easier to work with as the tumba, or the sound box, is not made of gourd, like the male and female tanpuras. It is made of wood. Nowadays, ideas are being made to create fiberglass tumba tanpuras which are virtually indestructible by normal usage. TANJORE MODEL: THE CARNATIC TANPURA The Carnatic tanpura is known as the Tanjore tanpura. The body is made from a complete full block of jackwood. It's bridge made of bronze, unlike the Miraj models. NEWER MODELS: MACHINE-TUNED TANPURAS This model of the tanpuri is a more advanced version than most of the tanpuras sho...

BUY MONOJ K SARDAR (MKS) MALE TANPURA/TAMBURA TRADITIONAL MIRAJ STYLE MALE - 52 INCHES WITH 4 STRINGS Product Code – No. AFF SALIENT FEATURES Fully Tuned Male Miraj Tanpura Professional Quality Magnificent Sound Made with thoroughly-dried Tun Wood Natural Finish, Polished to Perfection 3 Steel Strings (1st, 2nd, & 3rd Strings) 1 Brass String (4th String) Carved Sheesham Wooden Tuning Pegs Exquisite Inlay Work Dried Gourd Toomba Handmade, Camel BoneBridge Trolley made of Fiber (with wheels) Fine-tuning beads made with high quality plastic (You can request Fiber bridges and beads instead of plastic at no extra cost) Optional Extras: Padded Gig Bag, Mizrabs, Extra Set of Strings & Tuning String NOTE: It is advised to please open the packing of the instrument so that it gets aired and it stays in tune. Also, it is recommended to keep it away from extreme hot or damp area. PACKAGE CONTAINS MKS Male MirajTanpura Length: 52 Inches approx Weight: 3-4 KG approx Mizrabs Extra Set of Strings Tuning String Beautiful Fiber Trolley FREE SHIPPING COUNTRIES United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark, Greenland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands & Switzerland LOW COST SHIPPING COUNTRIES North America: Canada, Mexico Asia: Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Macao, China, Hong Kong, Thailand Oceania: Australia, New Zealand Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Finland, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Malta, Monaco...

BUY MONOJ K SARDAR (MKS) MALE TANPURA/TAMBURA TRADITIONAL MIRAJ STYLE FEMALE- 55 INCHES WITH 4 STRINGS Product Code – No. 219 Contact us on WhatsApp for Instant Reply to your queries SALIENT FEATURES Fully Tuned Miraj Male Tanpura Professional Quality Magnificent Sound Made with thoroughly-dried Tun Wood Natural Finish, Polished to Perfection 3 Steel Strings (1st, 2nd, & 3rd Strings) 1 Brass String (4th String) Carved Sheesham Wooden Tuning Pegs Exquisite Inlay Work Dried Gourd Toomba Handmade, Camel BoneBridge Beautiful Fiber Trolley (with wheels) Fine-tuning beads made with high quality plastic (You can request Fiber bridges and beads instead of plastic at no extra cost) Optional Extras: Padded Gig Bag, Mizrabs, Extra Set of Strings & Tuning String NOTE: It is advised to please open the packing of the instrument so that it gets aired and it stays in tune. Also, it is recommended to keep it away from extreme hot or damp area. PACKAGE CONTAINS MKS Male MirajTanpura Length: 55 Inches approx Weight: 3-4 KG approx Mizrabs Extra Set of Strings Tuning String Fiber Trolley FREE SHIPPING COUNTRIES United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark, Greenland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands & Switzerland LOW COST SHIPPING COUNTRIES North America: Canada, Mexico Asia: Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Macao, China, Hong Kong, Thailand Oceania: Australia, New Zealand Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Finland, Gibraltar...

Our History My Grandfather's Grandfather, Late FaridSaheb Satarmaker came to Miraj to rennovate the domes of the Dargah Of Miraj. At that time the Rulers of Miraj were Pathwardhan Sarkar. They were pleased with the work of Late FaridSaheb Satarmaker so they offered the work of the taking care of weapons to Late FaridSaheb Satarmaker. Few Days later the King of Miraj visited to Kashmir and was enamoured with some musical instruments he had seen there. After coming back from his visit. He asked Late FaridSaheb Satarmaker to make one musical instrument like it. From a primitive tuntuni like instrument which used a coconut shell as a base, and only one tar or string to the tambura which uses the famed pandharpur bhopla (pumpkin) it has been a long story. From that time since 1850 till date our whole family is working in the field of music by making and providing the best and finest musical instruments to the biggest music artists in world like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Abdul Karim KhaSaheb, Gangubai Hangal, Prabha Hatre, Kumar Gandharva, Shahid Parvez, Bale Khan and many more. I have been working in this feild for last 40 years. Since I left the school in 1980. Then my guide Late Abasaheb Satarmaker guided me to get into this work. He was my inspiration too. Then I started to learn the work from my uncle and guide Late Abasaheb Satarmaker and my father Late Mhamulal HusenSaheb Satarmaker. From That Time I have been working in the music feild and providing the best and finest music...

Generation of the Makers We are the manufacturer and exporters of Sitars and Tanpuras. In 1850 Shikalkar brother i.e. Mohinuddin and Faridsaheb look initative steps and manufactured the very first string instruments. Our prior generation has put forth the best impression in the field and we too aim to continue the same in the satisfying our world wide customers. I am very pleased with my Ravi Shankar style sitar from KS Sitarmaker. Very beautiful art work and lovely wood color exactly how I had wanted! The instrument was beautifully made within the requested time frame, KS sitar maker ji also sent pictures of the sitar construction progress. The Instrument... Rasika, Portland, Oregon, USA I can easily say that this Sitar is the most special and exciting instrument of my others. Being able to play Raga music is satisfying experience with this Sitar. After long searching period, I found K.S. Sitarmaker and I`m really glad. Kayyum Ji did a great job from start to finish, in all processe... Mert Can Cuzdan, Turkey “Of all the instruments I’ve had in my life, this one has the most special soul! I feel that playing this tanpura is making me a sweeter singer and more calm musician. I feel so grateful to have brought some of the magic of Indian classical music home with me, in such a unique form as this specific ... Adrienne, USA "I love the raga music from India, and the sound from the sitar. For me, as a begginer, is wonderful to have the chance to play this amazing instrument. ...

The Radel Saarang Miraj Plusdigital tanpura sounds so close to a traditional tanpura, that professional Indian classical musicians and teachers have overwhelmingly pronounced it to be the ultimate digital tanpura. The Miraj Plus digital tanpura can be used as a 4 / 5 / 6-string tanpura. It has a range of more than an octave. Standard pitch settings, with ultra fine-tuning to intermediate levels is provided. Other features are: – Tempo control to vary the speed of plucking Tone control to vary the bass-treble balance – Pluck control to vary the softness or firmness of pluck – Sustain control for varying the sustenance of strings – Pancham/ madhyam/ nishad/ only shadj selection – Nishad fine-tuning – Option of using 4/5/6 strings – Positioning of 5th and 6th strings befor or after pancham – Fine-tuning of 5th and 6th string – Auto-save plus 10 individual settings of pitch, tempo, pluck and sustain can be stored and recalled. – A convenient LCD panel displays all selections