What is this?

[Whopbamboom]

Looks like some sort of a bata to me, but what is it?

Manufacturer, era, etc? What about the wood?

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[ABAKUA]

Similar looking to the drums of Thailand and India... Not sure of their name.



Edited By ABAKUA on 1187237912

[Whopbamboom]

A pic of one of the heads and hardware.

Anyone know what this is and the value?

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[OLSONGO]

The drum is called Dholak native to India.
if in good condition I wouldn't pay more than $80 US

Paz Olsongo

[Garvin]

Is it a Dholak or Mridungam? It's hard to say without seeing the smaller head. I'm not an expert by any means, but I'd say a well built dholak or mridungam would be worth at least twice $80 US. 130-300 in fact on http://www.aacm.org/shop/percussion.html

[Whopbamboom]

Thanks for the replies. I KNEW I've seen that design before. Dholak rings a bell.

[OLSONGO]

Whop... It also may be called a Nall , I picked one up on e-bay for $80 and in a better condition than the one you show. Also in order to protect the rim I placed a metal ring on top to get a more even pull. As you can see on your drum it shows rip and wear on the rim. But it sure is a different world sound .

Paz Olsongo



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[zaragenca]

I agree with the name,but I could see that the drum has some cuban influences in the design,we have here in the place where i teach, one with the original straight line design,and I have played with percussionists from India which also have the drum with the original forms.Dr. Zaragemca

[JohnnyConga]

Zara Im sorry hermano but this "indian dholak" drum is a thousand years old in design...long before Cuba was Cuba....tell me please how the Cubans influenced the INDIAN DRUM MAKERS?.....and where do u get this stuff?.....Johnny Conga...

[burke]

Naw it was the Irish who invented it.

Dr. Burke

[JohnnyConga]

Dr. Burke I presume hahahahahahahahahaahahaha yea the Irish invented it .......Johnny Conga...

[vinnieL]

LOL this is a trip man!

[burke]

Yes Johnny Conga! it is true! the irish invented everything! I know this because my skills as aDr. were passed down to me (sperm to egg - the only legitimate PH.D).

I have written thousnads upon thousands of articles on this! No you will not find them on the internet or in Magazines but it is true (because I say it is true). All who wish to learn my secrets must pass a secret test - then give many thousands of secret dollars! Dr. Burke

[burke]

ps. I recently toured with paul simon, budda and Jesus - missed it? I will post pictures in 2030.

[zaragenca]

Borther JC,the original design of the drums have nothing to do with the modifications which the drums could suffer through the years,I have played with Indians percussionists and have three student from India in my instruction,(as a matter of facts there are a large Indian Community here in Houston),so I know what I'm saying that the metal system added to the drum for tuning is not the original one which was used and it is influenced by the cuban rog tuning system which was used first for the Timbales,(since 1870's) and later used for the Congas and Tumbadoras..I have right here the same drums with the original tuning design.Dr. Zaragemca