Question

In Dholak sound produce due to which of the following?
A. Stretched membrane
B. Stretched strings
C. Vibration of air
D. Air column

Answer 1

Hint: In order to solve this problem, you need to know that Dholak is a musical instrument with a thin, stretched membrane.

Complete step-by-step solution -

The dholak is a two-headed drum from the Indian subcontinent. It may have traditional cotton rope lacing, screw-in tensioning or both of them combined: in the first case, steel rings are used for tuning or pegs are twisted inside laces. The dholak is primarily a folk instrument, missing the exact tuning and playing techniques of a tablet or a pakhawaj. Depending on the size, the drum is pitched with an interval of either the perfect fourth or perfect fifth between the two ends. It is one of the most used instruments in the temples of India. In many parts of India use of this instrument is the sign of purity, it is used to believe that its sound purifies the area till there it reaches.
When the sticks hit the surface of the membrane, the membrane vibrates and produces sound. It's because of the stretched membrane.
The correct answer, then, is A.

Note - The stretch membrane starts to vibrate when the head is gently shaken. The sound is created by the vibrations of this thin, stretched membrane. Sitar is a musical instrument with strings extended. This is going to give you the right answer to that. The dholak's high-pitched head is a simple membrane, while the bass head, typically played with the left hand, has a syahi compound that lowers the pitch and allows the typical Dholak sliding sound ("giss" or "gissa"), often a caked residue of mustard oil pressing, to which some sand and oil or tar may be applied.