Tabla Set

A tabla set consists of two upright drums(one large and other small) played with hands.Each drum head has three separate skins. The smaller drum is known as dayan meaning right and the larger one is called bayan meaning left. Smaller drum is conical in shape and made from teak or rosewood and is hollow till half of its total depth. The top of daya is made up of stretched layered leather membrane which are kept in position by leather braces. The wooden pegs between the braces and the drum maintains tension in braces and which in turn helps in controlling the pitch of the same. There is a black spot in the center which is a mixture of carbon black, mucilage, and iron filings which is collected from sides of indian railways.The body of larger drum called the duggi or the baya is made of either clay, metal or wood(especially in Punjab).The top is similar to the daya with a difference in their sizes.