Tabla Repair 11 Re-tightening the Badhi

This video is part of a series of educational videos to help musicians with some of the basic maintenance of Indian musical instruments.
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The videos 1 - 9 of the Tabla Repair series shows, in numerical order, the full process on how to put a new tabla skin on. The Videos 10 - 13 are basic tabla maintenance videos. The making of a tabla skin is not included.
The Tabla Repair Series consists of the following videos:
Tabla Repair 1 - The tools.
Tabla Repair 2 - Removing the old skin
Tabla Repair 3 - Measuring and choosing a new tabla skin.
Tabla Repair 4 - Attaching the under ring and the skin
Tabla Repair 5 - Attaching the Badhi
Tabla Repair 6 - Removing the slack from the Badhi
Tabla Repair 7 - Adding tension to the badhi
Tabla Repair 8 - Balancing the pitch and adding the gittis
Tabla Repair 9 - Tidying up the badhi
Tabla Repair 10 - opening the sound with a thread (jiva)
Tabla Repair 11 - Re-tightening the badhi
Tabla Repair 12 - Cleaning the skin
Tabla Repair 13 - Fixing the Buzz on the Shyahi
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[@srikantasahu2387]

Great job sir🙏🏿

[@tosslevyindianmusicalinstr5507]

Thank you sir

[@javibendir]

Great! Will you explain how to do the work with synthetic straps too?

[@tosslevyindianmusicalinstr5507]

Working with synthetic straps is the same process. Leep every thing equal tension, and balanced sound. Logically, cut the beginning of the strap to a point then burn it to stop it fraying.

[@michaelparker3118]

Thank very informative , any tips if I just can’t get a note ply?

[@tosslevyindianmusicalinstr5507]

Hi Michael, if I understand correctly, you are not getting a note after tightening the straps. This is common with some tabla skins. In this case there are 2 possible scenario's... one, is that you simply need to continue tightening and do another round or two of pulling more tension on the strap. This is the most common solution. It often amazes me that even after a few rounds of pulling the sound is still not coming. However, just try to do another round then put the gittis in. Add one strap at a time, do this for all 8 gittis. Then tune, if necessary put another strap on and tune again. If there is still no sound after all the straps are on the gittis, try to repeat the pulling and continue. Normally after placing the straps on the gittis the sound appears.
The second possibility is that you may have a dud or damaged tabla skin. In which case you will need to replace the skin.

[@michaelparker3118]

Thanks very much for taking the time to reply and giving me this advice. I will try it and see what happens.