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  1. 9th March 2005, 07:50 AM #11
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    Raju (@ 213.*) on: Thu Aug 5 07:06:32 EDT 2004




    Kumar,

    From your name, I thought you would be an Indian.

    Okay, so has anyone listened to the famous 'Nair' cousins Mavelikara Krishnankutty and Velukutty play. 'TERRIFIC' is my opinion. Krishnankutty is no more. Velukutty is still an active accompanist though he is old.

    Well, have you seen the various techniques of Gumki ARUN PRAKASH employs? Superb!

    I got the valanthalai, edamthalai and vaar of my mridangam changed in India. (Well, that is practically everything except the wood section)
    The wood section is 24 inch but it was initially set to female pitch of F#. The repairer has now set it to D. Well, the nadam is stunning and sharp. The best part of it is how the sound sustains - i.e. upto 4 seconds after a stroke. Now, is this good or bad? About the thoppi, he's just bleached the old one and returned it. Bad Luck.




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    Kumaran Ravendradas (@ cach*) on: Thu Aug 5 08:48:34 EDT 200




    Raju, My parents both actually come from Sri Lanka.




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    Kumaran RAVENDRADAS (@ cach*) on: Fri Aug 6 10:29:53 EDT 200




    My mridangams as i said once before are rather big. I have one now which im taking to India which was set to D at almost 28 inches. The others were approximately 24-25 inches in size.




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    K. Ravendradas (@ cach*) on: Fri Aug 6 10:33:38 EDT 2004




    Raju are you from Madras? If so you may know my mridangam maker. His name is Murugananthan.




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    Raju (@ 195.*) on: Sat Aug 7 05:23:51 EDT 2004




    Kumar,

    I am from Ernakulam in Kerala. I got the mridangam repaired at Sangeeth Mahal Musicals. And my father was the one who got it done.

    And 28 inches is MIGHTY BIG!!! How much does it weigh?




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    Raju (@ 195.*) on: Sat Aug 7 05:23:56 EDT 2004




    Kumar,

    I am from Ernakulam in Kerala. I got the mridangam repaired at Sangeeth Mahal Musicals. And my father was the one who got it done.

    And 28 inches is MIGHTY BIG!!! How much does it weigh?




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    Nick H (UK) (@ nhay*) on: Fri Aug 27 02:02:18




    I finally got to see some layers of the karini being applied in a mridangam workshop!
    OK; they make it look easy, but I guess brain surgeons make that look easy to. Actually it is obvious that it is not at all easy. I'm sure that many 'trainee' attempts must end up being scraped off again.
    It is also very time consuming. each layer is polished with the stone for several minutes, and they told me that it takes 25 to 30 layers.




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    Kumaran Ravendradas (@ cach*) on: Fri Aug 27 08:12:31 EDT 20




    Nick!!!! Your back! I got back from India recently and my father managed to get some karani from our mridangam maker. He knows how to make the mixture but he is all to aware of the time (3 hours for a low pitched mridangam) and the skill needed to apply it.

    Nick i need a crash course on how to change mridangam heads!




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    Nick H (UK) (@ nhay*) on: Sat Aug 28 03:20:24 EDT 2004




    Kumaran,
    It might be worth your while talking to my guruji. He is always keen to get help with the physical labour involved in changing the heads on his mridangams (it really is hard on the hands) and you'd be learning while doing. Not sure of the protocol, as you're someone else's student ...but you could always ask!
    India was wonderful, and I'm feeling very inclined to go and live there. Sorry we didn't meet.




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    K. Ravendradas (@ cach*) on: Sat Aug 28 05:25:41 EDT 2004




    What i have heard of your guruji reminds me certainly of mine. If that is the case he should be willing to let me help or even do something for me.

    India was a quick 6 day trip for me. Just to get mridangams really. I went to Sri Lanka so time was short.




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