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- Saleem
Whenever there is a baraat that i am playing dhol at, and money is thrown, the money is said to be the dholi's. But for some reason i get frustrated or angry whenever people don't respect the dholi and they treat them like filthy strippers. They'll command the dholi to like work for money or...
I used to play the kit and idk what the opinion on those are for anyone else, but i actually didn't really like them that much. I would assume theres some sort of overlap with using them as dhol heads as well but thats an interesting topic to bring up.... i might have to go pick one up to see...
There are sometimes thing that are expensive, but worth spending a little money on... This is one of them. If you don't have any family in india that can send you what you need, it might be worth investing in a whole new hook and bolting rig that come with the back nuts
Please dont take this the wrong way, i wish you the best of luck with your future dhol career but any real and respectable dholi will tell you that if you need to ask for a dhol routine.... you have a long way to go before you can even think about performing for anyone besides family. I don't...
haha yeah as i've said before people usually paint dhols to cover up defects. your drum looks very light, almost yellowish. I would sand it down even further till its almost white, then give it atleast 5-6 coats of oil. Even though its amb it still shouldn't look yellow, it should be a very...
i honestly would never buy a kaali taali dhol online ever. Parents bought one for me online.... A stained kachi paki dhol came and it was dented and deformed. If you buy, buy the kaali taali in person.
yeah thats what i did and i tightend it as hard as i could, completely ripped my hand apart the second day i tried it.... its still not as tight... so do i just repeatedly tighten it till one day it gets to that pitch?
Im experimenting with some of my shells and heads and wanted to see if i can put together a drum that is roped on both sides with an american drumhead. I burned holes into the plastic so they stay strong and theres no way they rip and i tightened the rope as tight as i could with my hands...