Dear all,
My PhD student Romain Mascagni has seen tuning paste applied in
his fieldwork among the Baloch in Oman (see below).
He is sceptical that it serves to render the membrane more
subtle, since at least the instruments that "his" Baloch are using
have the things at the side (I've no idea what they are called)
for that purpose.
Conversely, he thinks that it serves to modify the sound.
He hasn't seen a paste being applied to lute instruments.
Sujet : | Re: [INDOLOGY] tuning paste |
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Date : | Sat, 5 Aug 2023 18:57:53 +0200 |
De : | Romain Mascagni <romain.mascagni@gmail.com> |
Pour : | Agnes Korn <agnes.korn@cnrs.fr> |
Cher Romain,
Connaissez-vous une telle tradition ?
Amitiés,
Agnes
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Sujet : [INDOLOGY] tuning paste Date : Sat, 5 Aug 2023 08:59:45 +0000 De : Tieken, H.J.H. (Herman) via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> Répondre à : Tieken, H.J.H. (Herman) <H.J.H.Tieken@hum.leidenuniv.nl> Pour : Indology List <indology@list.indology.info>
Dear List members,
I would like to know more about the so-called tuning paste, or the mud smeared on the membrane of a drum (Skt mārjanā) or (in Caṅkam poetry) a lute (yāḻ). What does it actually do, for instance, is it making the leather more supple?
With kind regards, Herman
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