Dayan
The dayan bodies are made of neem or babla wood. These woods are heavy enough to ensure a stable standing. At the same time they give a good resonance. The skins are carefully made. Therefore a Narayan Badya Bhandar Standard dayan always gives a clear, carrying sound. Slight vibratory sounds in the shyai can not be ruled out, though. They are not a defect, but an individual touch of the specific instrument. Good straps and tuning wedges round off the attractive general impression of the Narayan Badya Bhandar Standard dayan.

Bayan
The Narayan Badya Bhandar Standard bayan is made of chromium plated copper and has a weight of 2.5 to 3 kg. Its carefully made skin gives it a dynamic and well balanced bass sound. The standard diameter is 9 inches (= 22.86 cm).

Accessories
A pair of fibreglass tabla covers, a pair of premium quality tabla rings (please let us know your favourite colour!) and a standard tuning hammer are included when buying a set of tabla and bayan.

Each instrument is individually hand-crafted and might differ from our description.

NARAYAN BADYA BHANDAR is one of the best tabla makers in Calcutta today. The company in its third-generation is managed by Shyamal Das. He carries out all the finishing work himself with utmost care and love of detail in a tiny workshop, together with his father and a handful of employees who all belong to the family circle. The result is, on the one hand, tablas made with much loving care and irresistible tonal quality, and on the other hand, world famous regular customers like Anindo Chatterjee or Swapan Chaudhuri. Apart from tablas, Narayan Badya Bhandar makes also several other percussion instruments, like pakhawaj, mridangam, khol, dholak, kanjira, etc. India Instruments is the exclusive importer for Narayan Badya Bhandar in Europe.

Dayan
Diameter: 5 1/2 inches (= 14.0 cm)
Maximum pitch: approx. c to c#
Height: 27 cm

Bayan
Weight: 2.5 to 3 kg
Diameter: 9 inches (= 22.86 cm)
Height: 27 cm