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I am a classical Tabla player and an Indian classical music enthusiast based in Melbourne, Australia. I have been learning Tabla since 2001.

I have predominantly learned the Farrukabad style, with touches of Delhi / Ajrada and with some limited exposure to Lucknow and Punjab.

Please see the My Gurus page for information about my teachers.

You can email me on abhi@tablaabhi.com.

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  2. Dear Abhi, I am a 67 years old man and I was wondering if it is common to get pain in the right hand ring finger when playing na by striking edge of syahi as demonstrated in the YouTube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxp0p2Uu308&list=PLdSk80MVRNSL35gqBWlYCeR_bIA0E7Gy8&index=74

    I am not practicing more than 30 repetitions of the phrase dha da ge na ta da ge na, which means my ring finger is used no more than 60 strikes for na. I am wondering if I need to avoid playing this style of playing na to avoid pain in the ring finger knuckle or there is any other way to avoid the pain to continue practicing this phrase. I will appreciate your suggestion. Thanks.

    Vijay Kashyap, email: kashyapvijay@yahoo.com

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    • Hi Vijay. If you are getting pain in the right hand ring finger when playing this bol, it’s probably because you are putting too much pressure on the right hand ring finger. I suspect that when you are playing “na” you are already stiffening the right hand ring finger, but it is not required. The right hand ring finger is just lightly touching the syahi when playing “ne”. If you can send a short video clip of your hand while playing this bol I can comment further.

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      • Thanks Abhi. Attached is a 11s mp4 video clip. The sound quality of recording is not good as low frequencies are not picked well by my phone mic, but fingers movements seem clear. I do use above average force to play Ne with right hand ring finger as my hands and fingers are thin and a bit weak. If I hit any lighter then the sound will be feeble. I will appreciate your feedback. 

        Regards,  Vijay 

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