Can I get strings with the loop ready made?
A Finding strings with premade loops on them won’t be easy. Most professional players don’t buy sets of strings but, instead, they buy 1 or 2 oz. coils of wire and cut pieces from this coil to make their strings. Here’s a picture of the loop showing how it should look. To contents Q How can I find a local sitar teacher? A Calling your local college to find a teacher is a great idea. Also look for local Indian musical appreciation societies. To contents Q Matt wrote: My sitar goes out of tune a lot and rattles. How can I fix these things? A First of all changing the strings can’t hurt. As you know strings stretch with time and, yes, when they do that you won’t get your sitar in tune. Also, when strings are de-tuned they sometimes take a little while to stretch back and stay in tune. Tuning the strings, pulling and retuning them can help a bit with this problem. New strings usually take a couple of days to settle down properly. Clenching the neck can make it sound out of tune. Guitarists
