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What is the effect/role of Syahi on the Tabla skins?
The syahi lowers the resonance frequencies in the sound spectrum and brings them into a nearly harmonic relationship. There is a description of the acoustics of Indian drums in the book "Science ...
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Effects of playing excessive Tabla
There are two questions here:
Is it possible to play tabla to the point of injury?
What kind of injuries can occur when playing tabla?
The answer to the first is "yes". The answer to the ...
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What is the effect/role of Syahi on the Tabla skins?
Tuning
Just like for tuning a guimbarde, the maker is adding some wax on the moving part, making it a bit heavier, just like a spring mass system it will make the resonance frequency lower. This ...
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Should tabla drum produce any buzzing?
Buzz is not acceptable, it is sign of loose grain the the Shyai part of Tabla. So if you hit such tabla with more force that grain may come out which disturbs the togetherness of Shyai grains so ...
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How to play Tabla in a music composition?
Normally many songs in Indian music are based on basic thekas like Kehrava, Dadra, Roopak. And some classical songs are based on Teentaak, Ektaal, Deepchandi etc.
So first you should know all these ...
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Why does small tabla daaya breaks some time?
The tabla is a delicate instrument. I assume you are asking about maintenance.
The West London School of Tabla says:
Tabla is a very delicate instrument. The following rules must be followed:
Tabla ...
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Preserving the pitch of Tabla by keeping it in a dry cabinet
Most musical instruments are happiest when they are kept at a constant humidity of about 40 to 70% (similar to the comfort range for humans). Humidities above or below this range and rapid changes are ...
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