Description
| = Tabla (doumbek), star design, inlay = == This drum is made in Egypt of cast aluminum body. The inside of the drum is covered to make it smooth.The outside is mosaic of mother of pearl in beautiful designs.Very smoth and beautiful.Great sound from very deep doum to very high "cut through" tek...Professional. Comes with soft case, and tuning wrench. Net Head 8.75" diameter. Gross diameter 10.5" x 17" tall. NOTE: The mosaic designs vary. Will not match exact to the pic. == The Doumbek is a goblet-shaped hand drum. The Doumbek comes from the Middle East and North Africa, Turkey, Bulgaria, Persia... In Egypt they call it tabla. In Israel it is the doumbek, derbeke in Syria, tombak in Persia, darbuga in Morocco. ... The name "Doumbek" is also used for a family of goblet shaped drums, common throughout the Middle East. Played with the hands, their sounds range from very deep to high. Traditionally, the doumbek was made of clay, with a head of goat or fish skin. Some are inlaid with bits of shell, wood, or plastic. Today many of these drums are made of modern materials, such as aluminum, with a Mylar head. They may be embossed, painted, or covered with vinyl. Others are made of copper, and sometimes plated with brass or chrome. Traditionally A Middle Eastern ensemble could include the doumbek would be accompanied by the riq (B07,B08,B09B-Arabic tambourine) and dof (B02A,B15A,B15B,B15C-frame drum), and some melodic instruments, such as the ney and long flute (J04B), the oud (H07A,B &C) (the Middle Eastern lute). |
Specifications
| The Tabla is a goblet shaped Egyptian hand drum. It is a member of the Doumbek family of drums. In Egypt the style of playing is distinct. The neck of the drum is usually wide and so it lets the sound go out quickly, which makes the sound crisp and loud. The earlier ones made in Egypt, of clay, many times have goat or fish skin heads. The really nice ones, they paint or inlay with mother of pearl. Sometimes they inlay with bone, wood or plastic, whatever material they have around. A lot of the designs come from life, from masks, or from carpets. Modern tablas can be made of aluminum. ... Doumbeks: Drums in this family are goblet shaped, and played with the hands. Their sounds range from very deep to high. ... Traditionally, the doumbek was made of clay, with a head of goat or fish skin. Some are inlaid with bits of shell, wood, or plastic. Today many of these drums are made of modern materials, such as aluminum, with a Mylar head. They may be embossed, painted, or covered with vinyl. Others are made o |
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