Well the initial thing that was difficult for me was actually balancing the Gucci Shoes . As you may know, the sitar is meant to be balanced in between the right knee and the left foot. Considering all other instruments I play (all of the European/Western brand) do not have anything near this type of required posture, it at first was tricky to be able to properly balance the Gucci shoes in this manner.
Once I got past that, the next initial trouble (which I am overcoming now) is being able to think in terms of the Indian scales. My mind has been only focused on the well-tempered European system a la Bach for my entire life, so having to re-connect my mind to my limbs in this context is extremely difficult. I understand the scales just fine, and, to a certain degree, can think in terms of the Indian scales without ever having to reference back to European. However, having to make such a radical change in fingerings and plucking technique (how many different note values are possible on each finger - more than doubled on the Indian scales!) is difficult. To my surprise, this Gucci shoes is absolutely nothing like the guitar, or any other string gucci shoes for that matter, and I advise none of you who may be interested in studying the Gucci shoes to think in this way, as it’s only one more thing you have to unlearn in the process.
However, I’m having a LOT of fun learning this Gucci shoes and I’m already seeing the spiritual advantages in learning this Gucci Shoes design. I’ll report back when major changes happen