This is the third volume of the series, "The Complete Reference for Tabla". This entire book is devoted to the manufacture and repair of the Indian drum known as the tabla.
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David Courtney has been performing on the tabla since 1972. He first studied pakhawaj (an ancient barrel shaped drum) under the famous Zakir Hussain at the Ali Akbar College of Music. He then moved to India and spent a number of years learning tabla under the late Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan of Hyderabad. He has performed extensively on stage, TV, disk, and radio, in India, Europe and the United States. Along with his wife, he composed the theme music for Houston's Indian TV program called "ASIANA" and recorded the theme music for the radio program "INDIA FILE" which aired in the Austin area. He has accompanied many great musicians including Ashish Khan, Lakshmi Shankar, and Pandit Jasraj He is well versed in the academic side of music. During the 80s he received great acclaim in academic circles for his pioneering work in the application of computers to Indian music. This work is found in his doctoral dissertation "A Low Cost System for the Computerization of North Indian Classical Music". He is the author of numerous books and articles on the subject of Indian music including, Introduction to Tabla, Elementary North Indian Vocal, Learning the Tabla, Fundamentals of Tabla, Advanced Theory of Tabla, Manufacture and Repair of Tabla and Focus on the Kaidas of Tabla. His articles have appeared in "Modern Drummer" and "Percussive Notes". He is presently on the Board of Directors of the Texas Institute for Indian Studies. Recently along with his wife Chandra, he was given an award of recognition for outstanding contributions to the arts by the American Telugu Association. He is very active today in musical activities. He is an artist with Young Audiences. He is also the percussionist in the fusion group Vani, and has several CDs to his credit. Recently he composed and performed some music for the film "Dancing in Twilight", a film staring Erick Avari, Louise Fletcher, Mimi Rogers, Kal Penn, Sheetal Shet.
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Great reference book!,
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This review is from: Manufacture and Repair of Tabla, Vol. 3 (Spiral-bound)
This is a wonderfully thorough reference that includes technical details of how the drums are made, a respectful overview of the hierarchy of craftspeople who are involved in the manufacturing process, the regional differences across India, very specific detailed explanations and images to direct one through the process of re-heading the drums, tuning the drums, and many other gems of knowledge. This is one of those rare texts that one wishes were more readily available in all fields. David's experience, wisdom, and straight-across writing style is a gift to all who seek this information. This is truly an awesome book, the best I've found on the subject matter.
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A good study of Tabla's construction,
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This review is from: Manufacture and Repair of Tabla, Vol. 3 (Spiral-bound)
This is a good book for the tabla player who wish to understand how tabla's are made, tuned and to maintain them. A v.good buy
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