Talk:Tabla

message: The introduction mentions a black paste is applied to "improve pitch". To me it seems to be dependent on circumstances whether a higher or lower pitch is better, so maybe someone could clarify that... 95.209.64.47 (talk) 11:25, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Pitch isn't always used to mean pitch... here I think the tone, or timbre, is really what's meant. To be more specific, a drum has a broad spectrum of response that isn't really at a specific frequency. The hard black paste alters the way the drum vibrates as well as the way the hand transfers energy to the drum, and the result is a clearer pitch, that is, a sound which has a more specific, audible fundamental frequency. Dranorter (talk) 02:12, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  The black paste is responsible for generating harmonic overtones. See, Raman, C. V.; Kumar, Sivakali (1920). "Musical Drums with Harmonic Overtones". Nature. 104 (2620): 500–500. doi:10.1038/104500a0. ISSN 0028-0836.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cwarrior (talk • contribs) 05:52, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Improve ?? pitch

message: The popular culture section is attracting everyones pet references to non-traditional uses of tabla.  The latest, a list of songs by rock band Tool, exemplifies how out of control this can get.  I submit that specfic references of the use of tabla do not belong in this article. It would be more approprite to create another page "List of uses of tabla" if people wish to enumerate the hundreds of thousands of specific uses of tabla. ~~
: U make a very good point. People just aren't conscious of how much is out there, so they think listing examples for people who want to go hear music incorporating Tabla is a helpful idea. Well, maybe it is helpful, but still should be kept to one or two songs, and as an aside to the more important point that yeah, there are many many examples.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dranorter (talk • contribs) 02:16, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Popular Culture References

message: * An edit war has ensued between myself ( 66.159.228.53 ) and another editor ( 68.55.238.30 ).   The other party would like to have a link to his [product] and I understand that: "Wikipedia disapproves strongly of links that are added for advertising purposes." Wikipedia Policy. I have sent the other editor two personal e-mails using the address from his site (support@aimrec.com).  I included the link to the relevent wikipedia policy and asked politely that he stop placing an advertising link on this page. His response has only been in the form of readding his link several more times. Opinions? Courses of action?
::In my opinion, the article isn't improved by the link.  It's been two days now and the link hasn't been re-added, so perhaps the other editor has come to agree.  I'll add this page to my watchlist.  Jkelly 03:20, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: External Link to Instructional Materials

message: If a further explanation is not given "gharānā (ghar = "house" Hindi, -ānā = "of the" Persian" needs to be changed. Because gharānā, means, to quote my dictionary:
घराना [*gharāyatana-], 1. family, household. 2. house, lineage. 3. school (of music, dance).
In this sense the -ānā suffix is indeed a Persian derived element meaning roughly "of the", but we need to be more careful when we cut and paste, and use italics! And then, I'm not even touching the Urdu-Hindi issue! Anyway, sorry for nit-picking, the transliteration is actually good. Although 'ṁ' or 'n' would be preferable to indicate the nasalization instead of 'ñ' for such words as दायाँ, since ñ is usually used for ञ्. Khiradtalk 08:07, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Hindi

message: On  it is stated 'the tabla or daina on the right and the banya or dugi on the left'. Can these terms be somehow added to the article? Wiki-uk 12:08, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Forget it, I found it in the section 'Nomenclature and construction'... Wiki-uk 12:12, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Dugi tabla

message: Does anyone have information on how to tune a tabla and use the hammer? Ozzykhan 15:50, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tuning 

message: On 6/2/2007 I completed the proposed merger of tabla and tabla positioning.  Looks good to me.
Swsnow 20:28, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  merge 

message: The word "tabla" can refer to two different drums: the indian tabla, and the north african tabla, which narrow at the base (goblet shaped rather than rounded).  As soon as I've written a halfway decent entry on the african tabla, I'll add a disambiguation page.
--Wren-3talk 12:13, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  disambiguation 

message: I've proposed a Wikipedia tabla taskforce so that the tabla page can be cleaned up and relevant references added.  Also, so that the relevant 'splinter articles', such as bols, talas, etc., can be better maintained.  Please express your interest here to get this taskforce up-and-running.  Simon ives (talk) 04:55, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Wikipedia Tabla Taskforce

message: The main article implies an interior construction that is dissimilar to its outer parts.   If there is an external head to the drum, what does the internal head look like?   It would be too expensive for me to buy one, simply to take it apart to see how it works.
The main article could be improved by adding a schematic or two, perhaps in JPG form.   I am curious what the inside looks like.   Putting a picture up, or even a cut-away illustration would help.  216.99.201.79 (talk) 22:39, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Improving the article 

message: What is the correlation between the decay of the drum and the sound of dubstep? I see no correlation at all, nor are any sources provided to validate this. It doesn't even designate what part of dubstep this sounds like and applies this boastful term as a blanket to the decay sound. I suggest that this is removed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.49.109.198 (talk) 22:25, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Introduction Paragraphs 

message: I have tried to reorganize this article (the history section as it had become too expansive) by creating the subheadings "gharanas" and "raga". However I feel more is needed as some of the information may be representative or incorrect, thus could someone with some expertise on this topic please have a look.Bodha2 (talk) 06:57, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re orginise 

message: i am strongly believe that tabla was from Arab or west asia, cause some reasons
1. language origin of "tabla" was from arabic
2. cow is holy animal for hindu peoples, so how can they create or think to create tabla from the cow skin ?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shatree (talk • contribs) 07:52, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: made of goat skin not cow skin Tabla making, tabal is also a word in indo aryan languages as recorded in assamese version of ramayana as 'tabal' in fourteenth century AD, there is also no tabla like instrument from arabia to say the least even if the instrument has an arabic name, doesnt necessarily mean arab origins, as muslims ruled indian subcontinent for a long time and arabic was among the official languages, regards. 175.137.72.188 (talk) 10:24, 17 February 2019 (UTC)

text: The cow leather argument also doesn't sustain because instruments such as Mridangam and others, which have been featuring prominently in Hindu temples are also made up parts from cow leather. Cwarrior (talk) 03:30, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  origin of Tabla 

message: "Maula Bakhsh (born as Chole Khan in 1833) was an Indian musician, singer and poet. His grandson was Inayat Khan, founder of Universal Sufism. He developed the "first system of notation for Indian music". He also founded the "first Academy of Music in India" in 1886, based in Baroda that encompassed both Eastern and Western musical cultural traditions."
Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande is generally credited for modern Hindustani classical notations (Bhatkande notation). The statement above taken from the current writeup needs verification. --Cwarrior (talk) 05:51, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tabla notation 

message: It's not Pandit for Hindu players and Ustad for Muslim players. It's Pandit for Hindu Players and Ustad for everyone else (including Sikh players). Kmanny5 (talk) 16:26, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pandit vs Ustad 

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