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tsuri-daiko

The tsuri-daiko (kanji: 釣り太鼓; also called gaku-daiko (kanji: 楽太鼓)) is a large Japanese hanging drum. It is played with two mallets on one side only.

Tsuri-daiko (gaku-daiko), the large Japanese hanging drum, at the Indian Museum in Kolkata. Photo taken by Yogabrata Chakraborty in November 2018.
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The tsuri-daiko (kanji: 釣り太鼓; also called gaku-daiko (kanji: 楽太鼓)) is a large Japanese hanging drum. It is played with two mallets on one side only. It is used primarily in bugaku orchestra. The tsuri-daiko is a type of Japanese hanging drum suspended within a wooden frame and played with two mallets. Its performance technique comprises two main strokes: the heavy stroke played with the right hand, called "do", and the light stroke played with the left hand, called "zoh'un". 1

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tsuri-daiko is Japanese hanging drum, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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