Dhol Recording notes

Yesterdays session recording Dhol a question of effective beater size arose. The 'hook' with which the bass part of the Dhol is played is a L shaped drum stick, smaller than standard 5b or 7b percussion stick.
The question of reflex muting from the skin strike & withdrawal, the longer the 90 degree right angle the greater the chance of muting the intended strike of the drum.
The Bhangra tradition is very old, my google isn't working at the moment so i can't blind you with years and ages but its a case of resisting modernisation to retain tradition. If the right angle was much smaller the chance of mis-hits and accidental muting would greatly decrease.
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