Professional Indian Tabla Drums 1950s Teak and Copper

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Here is a rare set of vintage Indian tabla drums from the 1950s.  These are very special indeed.  I have been to India to buy instruments and rarely see anything vintage like this as they a cherished and handed down through generations.  These ones are in wonderful condition.  They are likely from the Luknow region of India which is famed for it's tabla craftsmen and are professional quality.  

They are absolutely hand-made and not mass produced.  Generally the only way to get a set like this is to travel to India and have them made.  The dayan is teak and the bayan is copper.  The skins are goat and in excellent condition.  The copper needs a clean and the skin on the baya needs a tightening (this is done buy re-tying the string laces).  They come with the original mats and covers.

The name tabla likely comes from tabl, the Arabic word for drum. The ultimate origin of the musical instrument is contested by scholars, though some trace its evolution from indigenous musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent.

The tabla consists of two small drums of slightly different sizes and shapes.  Each drum is made of hollowed out wood, clay or metal. The smaller drum (dayan/tabla) is used for creating treble and tonal sounds, while the primary function of the larger drum (baya/dagga) is for producing bass. They are laced with hoops, thongs and wooden dowels on its sides. The dowels and hoops are used to tighten the tension of the membranes for tuning the drums.

The playing technique is complex and involves extensive use of the fingers and palms in various configurations to create a wide variety of different sounds and rhythms, reflected in mnemonic syllables

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