18" Mridangam Application: Wedding Ceremony

With a sole aim in delivering quality products, we are the prominent Manufacturer and Supplier of 18" Mridangam in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Features:
a cThe skins of mridangam are made out of goat, cow & buffalo skin.
a cThe body of the mridangam is usually carved out of a single piece of jackwood.
a cWith good sound characteristics.
a cIt can be tuned to various pitches.

DESCRIPTION:
Miruthangam is a classical double headed percussion instrument of Tamil origin. Along with its ancestor the Mathalam, Miruthangam is one of the most ancient of rhythmic instruments. It is commonly referred to as the a King of percussiona instruments. Miruthangam is used primarily as a rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble including vocal, instrumental and Bharathanatyam dance performances. The body has quite a big opening at one end and at the other end a smaller one. On these two openings the skins are fitted. Their tension is held by a rawhide strap, which is pulled to and fro over the whole length of the body between the two skins. The skins of Miruthangam are made out of goat,cow & buffalo skin and are layered. The black spot (atham or karanai) on the smaller skin is made of rice starch as a binding agent and ferric oxide as substance and is confined to a smaller area and is thicker than on North Indian drums. The outer skin ring, which overlaps the end-to-end main skin, covers a larger area so that between this ring and the black spot only a very small ring is exposed.