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Maa Padma Farms Fiber Made Mridangam/Indian folk Musical drum Mridangam/Fiber Khol Mridang/Fiber Mridangam for Spiritual Programs and Sankirtan- Vrindavan (Small)
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Maa Padma Farms Fiber Made Mridangam/Indian folk Features
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The right side of the drum is the treble head. It is made of 3 concentric rings of leather, although only 2 are visible from the outside.
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The outer ring is usually made of cow hide, while the inner ring is usually made of goat hide. A permanent black spot of paste covers the center of the drum head. This paste is made from boiled rice, iron filings, and manganese.
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This spot of paste gives the mridangam its unique tones. Striking this spot creates different harmonics based on the various finger techniques used.
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The left side of the drum is the bass head. It is made of two rings of leather, the outer ring is made of buffalo hide and the inner ring is made of goat hide. Before playing the mridangam, a temporary paste of rice flour and water is applied to the bass head.
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This makes the leather more flexible and it lowers the pitch. It also allows the player to produce a more dramatic bass sound that is characteristic to the mridangam by bending the note after the head is struck.
About Maa Padma Farms Fiber Made Mridangam/Indian Folk
It is considered as one of the ancient drums. It also holds great religious significance as it was used by Lord Ganesha and Nandi Devar(vehicle and companion of Lord Shiva). A mridangam was originally made of clay since mridangam is made of two words namely mrid meaning clay and ang meaning body. The name mridangam is derived from 2 Sanskrit words, “mrid” meaning clay, and “ang” meaning body. In fact, the original material of the mridangam was made of clay. Modern day drums are commonly made from hollowing out a single block of wood, usually from the jackfruit tree. The body of the mridangam is barrel-shaped with two openings at each end. The two openings are covered with leather and are laced together with leather straps around the circumference of the drum. The straps are strung with high tension and are used to tune the drum, occasionally with the aid of wooden pegs placed in between the straps. The bass head is usually tuned one octave lower than the treble head.
