Tabla Set Shanti Badya Bhandar Premium
For highest demands on sound quality and material - at a particularly favourable price.
Shanti Badya Bhandar offers a similarly high professional quality as the established traditional workshop Narayan Badya Bhandar - but at a significantly lower price. The tabla set includes SBB Dayan Premium, SBB Baya Premium, fibreglass covers, pair of rings (colour according to availability) and brass tuning hammer.
The goatskins and the shyais are made with the utmost care. They are the soul of the tabla and ensure a particularly clear and bright sound - typical of professional tablas from Kolkata. The mahogany wood of the body has both a high density and good vibrational properties, thus providing a perfect combination of stability and excellent sound. The baya is made of steel and coated with a wafer-thin layer of chrome on the outside. This makes it more robust and cheaper than copper bayas.
Sound sample tabla solo with sarangi
Dayan
- body made from high-quality, carefully seasoned mahogany wood
- layered skins made from goatskin and shyai paste
- buffalo skin straps
- 8 hardwood tuning blocks
Baya
- body made from chromium-plated steel
- layered skins made from goatskin and shyai paste
- buffalo skin straps
Accessories
- premium brass tuning hammer
- pair of covers with fibreglass plate, fabric lining, decorative border and fastening straps
- premium pair of rings with velour surface, raised edge and decorative border
Each instrument is a handcrafted unique piece that may differ individually from the information given here.
SHANTI BADYA BHANDAR is a young tabla brand from Kolkata. Its founder Kuber Das learnt tabla making from Gyan Das. Gyan Das was also the teacher of Shyamal Das, head of the renowned workshop Narayan Badya Bhandar. Kuber worked for Narayan Badya Bhandar for several years and during that time also learnt how to build excellent khols from Shyamal's father. Today, Kuber Das works in his own workshop where he develops his own ideas on the art of tabla making. One of his innovations is the use of steel instead of copper for the body of the bayan. This makes his bayans cheaper and more robust without compromising on sound quality. Shanti Badya Bhandar is a partner of India Instruments since 2024.
Dayan
Diameter 5 1/2 inch (= 14.0 cm)
Maximum tuning pitch C - C#
Height 27 cm
Bayan
Weight 3 kg
Diameter 9 inches (= 22.86 cm)
Height 27 cm