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Satnam Traditional 16-Inches Bolt Tuned Handmade Dholak Drum | Dholak Instrument | Dholki Music Instrument - 100% Made In India (Cherry Red)
Satnam Two Headed 16' wooden dholak drum that is shaped like a barrel with a tenor and bass head. Drum is held horizontally and played on both sides. Heads are held in place and tuned by nuts and bolts. Nuts can be tuned with a standard wrench
The dholak is one of the most widely utilized drums in the folk music of India. It has also found a permanent home in most of the recording and broadcast environments. In India, these extremely popular percussion instruments are commonly used in folk music and during marriage ceremonies. also Applications range from dance music such as bhangra and garba to devotional bhajans and keertans. The dholak is basically a double headed drum with the bass head on one side and the treble head on the other. The left hand is also a single membrane with a special application on the inner surface. This application is a mixture of tar, clay and sand (dholak masala) which lowers the pitch and provides a well defined tone. On the treble drum side, there is no putty added. The nut and bolt version of the dholak is a more modern and better engineered version of the Dholak. Some even call this version a dholki.
Satnam Dholak Drum Features
- Made In India
- Bolt Tuned
- Easy to Tune
- Nickel Plated Bolts and Nuts
- Natural Color
- 100% Brand New
- Professionally Tested
Dholak Dimensions
- Length: 16 to 17 Inches
- Bass skin size: 9 Inches approx.
- Treble skin size: 7 Inches approx.
- Weight: 4 to 5 KG approx
- This is a handmade instrument and minor scratches/chips might be present.
Arushi Gupta
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2023
The dholak we received is not the same as shown in the picture. Different color ,size and bad quality. It feels like a toy.
Rita Raju
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022
It's a great dholak good sound. In the beginning the masala looked light like it was missing but I remembered sometimes when its newly made it will look like that I had it sitting down on the large drum side down and after few months it becomes dark and looking almost perfect! Thank you!
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