Copper Dugga Tabla

The Copper Dugga Tabla

The Indian tabla, a two-piece percussion instrument, The Tabla consists of two upright drums that are played with fingers and palms. Each drum sits on a ringed base of padding. Each head contains three separate skins. The smaller drum, slightly conical in shape, is called tabla or dayan (literally right) is generally played with the right hand. The top of the drum is covered with a stretched, layered leather membrane held in place by leather braces. The wooden pegs between the braces and the drum adjust the tension in the braces, thus controlling the pitch of the instrument. The black spot, found in the tabla's center is made from a semi-secret mixture of carbon black, mucilage, and iron filings The mixture is rolled up into a sticky ball and applied as many spiral layers until it builds up this unique black spot.

The dayan is tuned with a metal hammer by lightly striking the periphery of the top membrane or tapping the wooden pegs. It is usually tuned to the tonic note of the performance.

The larger rounded drum, called the dagga or the bayan (literally left, since the instrument is generally played with the left hand), has a body consisting of either clay or, more commonly in modern tablas, metal (nickel-plated brass, brass, copper or aluminum). The top is covered with a leather membrane held with thongs and, like the dayan, is also adorned with a round black patch. The baya has a larger diameter than the daya and provides the bass. The tabla player's index, third, and fourth fingers as well as the palm and heel of the hand strike the surface of both drums to generate the rich treble and low bass tones that make up the tabla bols (percussion notes). Combined, the dayan and bayan, can produce an extraordinary array of sounds (more than 20) and rhythms in the hands of accomplished tabla players.

Our Product Range

To make our products available to all categories of Tabla Players we have an extensive range of Tabla sets being produced in our facility. We have a wide range of wood and metal combinations to ensure that our products can fit into everyone's need and pocket.

We have the following options available for the tabla or the dayan:

We have the following options available for Dagga or the Bayan:

With a mix of available options we have the following sets available: