1950s Sher Mohammad & Sons Sitar

Photos courtesy of Reiner Heidorn.  Thanks Reiner!
 
We peg this beautiful sitar as 1950s, but it could be earlier or later.  Mohan Singh, Rikhi Ram Sharma, and Kartar Chand all got their start at the Sher Mohammad & Sons shop before partition.  Read about them here.  
 
See and read about Reiner's paintings here.
 
See other Sher Mohammad & Sons sitars here.  
 
Read about another on the Sitar Factory website here.