I keep my dhols away from the basement. I have noticed that if I keep my dhol in the basement i need to let it sit in a well heated area for the dagga side to sound better. My room is upstairs so thats where I keep my Ustaad dhol. hope that helps. Also my ustaad told me if the dagga side doesn't sound proper let it sit in the sun for a little while or have the dagga side face the sun. Hope that helps.

I keep my kali taali in my basement in the winter by the fireplace because even when its off the pilot in the fireplace is always on and keeps about 10 feet of the room in front of the fireplace nice and warm, just keep your dhol in an area of the house that is at a temperature where you will feel comfortable walking around without breaking a sweet or and without shivering.and during the summer I keep my dhol AWAY from any air conditioning vents, and also if your dhol has masala on the bass then get a spoon and open up the treble and scrap that shit off because in the summer its gonna melt... but if your dhol has been treated with the masala on the wood then you have nothing to worry about even if they left the masala on the wood since its dried out.

Sleep with that DHOL