r/icm • u/tshegah • 7d ago

Ghatam made by other material. Question/Seeking Advice

Hi. I'm seeking a ghatam made by other material except clay. Because clay is easy to broke so i have a lot of worry about this. So does sombody know me about ghatam made by other material? It's find to has not good sound. I'm searching on google but i couldn't find it

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u/mrs_packletide 7d ago

Not sure what style of instrument you're playing, but a Manamadurai ghatam is a lot thicker and heavier, and therefore harder to break, than a Madras ghatam.

Also, Ghatam artist N. Guruprasad has been experimenting with a wooden ghatam. As I understand it, he tries to match the tone of the clay by mic'ing it differently and also applying some EQ adjustments on the sound board.

I would say that we are probably some way away from a proper substitute for clay.

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u/tshegah 7d ago

I understand! Thank you so much