About how much does a set of tablas cost? Of course depending on the quitily and skill involved in making it. How would you determine the quality of a tabla ( ie Materials, skins, woods, etc )? And finally where can you find decent tablas to purchase?
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Re: Tabla price ranges
Sun, April 8, 2007 - 8:52 AMAli akbar music college is good..
I bought some from an Indian friend for about $275.....They are not professional grade. Probably student grade.
I recently found this site www.sathyadeepmusicals.com/index1.html
Not sure about them yet.Posted it for a review in this group. Their prices are great.
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Re: Tabla price ranges
Fri, February 22, 2008 - 9:12 AMHey Brandon,
Check out a teahcer named David Courtney in houston...
chandrakantha.com is the web site, or just google David Courtney, tabla etc...
He has some excellent teaching materials and books that explain the craftsmanship of the tablas, what to look for, and what to look OUT for...
He has some of this info posted on the site..
David is my teacher and has been an incredible inspiration in learning tabla and probably has the most comprehensive program for study that
I have seen for teaching Westerners this complex instrument and theory!
Hope this helps!
garett
