Name: Tabla Set Concert by Vijay Vhatkar #1
Rating: 5.00 (1 reviews)

$1,099.00

A well made, Concert grade Tabla Set, reviewed by many professional musicians including Zakir Hussain and Anindo Chatterjee. Vijay Vhatkar tabla sets are setup the traditional Mumbai way, nice heavy shyie with thick and very durable skins and straps. We currently import his #1 Tabla sets exclusively. The set includes a heavy, well seasoned hardwood Dayan, a heavy weight copper bayan and our deluxe hard rings and covers. All drums are completely set up by us before shipping.

Technical specifications:

Seasoned red shesham dayan, 5 1/4" ~ 5 1/2"
Copper, hand-hammered bayan, 3 1/4 ~ 3 1/2 kg total weight
Thick Mumbai styled drum heads.
Deluxe quality hard rings & covers included.
Optional padded gig bag or Pro hard case for carrying & storage.

Limited stock available - All drums are completely set up by us before shipping. This includes pulling, balancing and tuning the drum heads.

1 reviews

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This is a great set of tablas! Both drums are loud and extremely resonant and responsive, with great sustain. The tabla was a little larger than I expected, 5.75-6 in., but that is no problem at all. It came tuned very close to my requested pitch of C#, and has stayed very consistent. At first I thought the baya had a strange 1/2 step resonance when played open, but I hear more and more bayas with this sound, and am getting used to it. It actually gives a nice punch and growl to the sound, especially when sliding. I have a lot of work to do to level my playing up to these drums!

The gig bag is very nice, but just barely big enough for thus drum set.

Mickey, Sundeep and the rest of the team were excellent, accommodating, and Mickey took a great deal of time going over different options, addressing my concerns, and explaining things that I could have found on the website, all while maintaining good humor throughout.

Finally, I'm very glad that I upgraded to UPS shipping. I think that saved me a lot of headaches and was much,much faster.