m.rda.mga drum

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Friends,
I asked a m.rda.nga player in Madras. He explained the process like this:

The twang is generated by the ferrous compounds contained in the river-bed
black rocks which are searched out, powdered, pounded, reduced to fine paste
using
cooked rice and applied to the leather face. 

Is there anyway to link this instrument through electronic wires to create
MIDI files? Regards. kalyanaraman.

>To all those who responded to my request for a description of the m.rdanga
>drum, I am most grateful. I has been extremely helpful. It is precisely
>for this kind of service that Indology proves most useful. 
>Best wishes,
>Ken Zysk
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