Well..setup is done. Everything is perfect except for the open high E. When played open, there is a slight slight slight buzz (I guess this is what people say is the sitar sound?). Maybe the high E nut slot is too deep. I put a piece of paper in there and let the string rest on top and back into the nut slot. It instantly improved the high open E sound-no more sitar like tones.
Disappointing as its brand new, but these things happen I guess. My luthier would charge me another $200 to basically replace the nut and do a full setup.
Anything else I can try before I get into that?