Babur Ali, an electric artisan was only 10 years old when he started learning to make guitars. He has been working in the industry of making guitars for 35-40 years. Ali shares insights into the art of guitar making. He says, "It takes 4-5 people to make one guitar."
Anil Naskar has an FM radio in his workshop where he listens to Bengali and Hindi songs while making guitars. He says, "I listen to music, tune the guitar, and tighten the strings." He also shares that the oval shape is the best guitar compared to the plain one.
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Anil Naskar has an FM radio in his workshop where he listens to Bengali and Hindi songs while making guitars. He says, "I listen to music, tune the guitar, and tighten the strings." He also shares that the oval shape is the best guitar compared to the plain one.
Reporter and Camera: Sandipan Chatterjee
Producer: Divya Tiwari
Editor: Ehraz Zaman
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00:30I have been in this line for 40-45 years.
00:54I have been in this company for 30-35 years.
00:57I have been in the guitar line for 10 years.
01:01My name is Babar Ali.
01:03I have been in the guitar line since I was a kid.
01:08I am an electric guitarist.
01:13In the past, we used to put a side on the guitar.
01:17The side was a tune cut.
01:19The top was a bassing.
01:21The neck was a maple cut.
01:23This is a tune cut.
01:25The neck was a maple cut.
01:27The neck was a maple cut.
01:28So, if the guitar was light, the sound would be good.
01:33One person would put a bassing on one guitar.
01:37Someone would set the neck.
01:39Someone would make the neck block.
01:41So, 4-5 people together would make a guitar.
01:44In my section, I would make the body.
01:47They would make the body.
01:49They would give it to another technician to set it.
01:52Then, another technician would finish it.
01:55Then, the body would be polished.
01:57Someone would make the gusset.
01:59Someone would paint it.
02:01The body would then be fitted and sent to my shop.
02:03This is gusseted to make a series of paper.
02:06It would be plied with a pawl speed.
02:09After that, the gussets would be smoothed.
02:13Then, the neck would be plied.
02:15After that, the paper would be drawn on it.
02:20I make it smooth, polish it with sealer, cut the paper on top of the sealer, paint it and then I fit the guitar to my body.
02:35I have an FM radio in my workshop.
02:39I listen to music from Bangla to Hindi.
02:43I love this kind of music.
02:46I listen to music from morning to evening.
02:49I tune my guitar.
02:53I like it a lot.
02:55If you make an oval shape, it looks beautiful.
02:58But if you make a plain shape, it doesn't look beautiful.
03:01But most of the tops are plain.
03:05The back side is oval.
03:07You can see an oval shape on the back side of any guitar.
03:14I want to show my body.
03:16I want to show my body.
03:18It's my only work.
03:20Every time I fell in love, I was auctioned off.
03:25I salute my wife.
03:29Tane din tandana.
03:31Tandana, tandana.
03:33Tane din tandana.
03:35Tandana, tandana.