Sitar, stringed instrument of the lute family that is popular in northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. They pluck the strings with a wire plectrum worn on the right forefinger while the left hand manipulates the strings with subtle pressure on or between the frets and with sideways pulls of the strings. ...

How does a sitar produce sound?

If we pluck the string of a sitar in the middle, the Sitar makes a sound. If we now put our fingers gently on the Sitar strings ,we can feel the strings vibrating. Sound is produced when sitar string vibrates. ... This sound is made by the vibration of two vocal cords present in our voice box fixed in the throat.

Is sitar harder than guitar?

Pull-offs on the sitar a significantly more difficult than on a guitar, but I'm sure you'll learn with practice. Replacing my pick for a mizrab was very interesting. Just like finding the right pick in guitar playing is important, finding the right/comfortable mizrab in sitar playing cannot be overemphasized.