A Hiren Roy Surbahar ordered around 1988 by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan for his North-American disciple sitar player late James Pomerantz. After James´ passing it was purchased by a musician friend here in Germany. I got it around 2014 and it was my main Surbahar until i found my current Kanai Lal instrument in 2024. This is a very solid and compact instrument with incredible sustain and meend range.
SPECIFICATION | MEASUREMENT |
Total length | 149 cm |
Scale length | 96.6 cm |
Bridge height | 3.0 cm |
String height over last fret | 11 mm |
Neck width | 11.4 cm |
Tabli diameter | 40 cm |
Toomba circumference | 107 cm |
Weight | 3.91 kg |
Meend range (at G# tuning) | S → N ; P → m (higher) |










