--- url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-in/faq/instruments-artforms/do-you-tune-the-bayan' title: 'Do you tune the bayan?' author: name: rajeevk url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-in/user/fce96177fd193d3a' date: '2026-10-19T15:18:12+00:00' type: website summary: 'Most tabla players leave the bayan untuned, because the left hand changes its pitch during strokes.' tags: - 'Instruments & artforms' image: 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' published: true og: site_name: KalaSudha 'image:url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:secure_url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:type': image/svg+xml 'image:alt': KalaSudha --- FAQ ยท Instruments & artforms # Do you tune the bayan? Updated 19 October 2026 Most players leave the bayan, the left-hand drum of the **[tabla](/en-in/instrument/tabla)**, untuned, because they modulate its pitch constantly. Pressure from the heel of the left hand on the head changes its tone colour and pitch during a stroke. Where it is tuned, it sits roughly a fifth to an octave below the dayan. Was this answer helpful? [ ](/en-in/user/login?flag_anon=faq_helpful-975&destination=/en-in/faq/instruments-artforms/do-you-tune-the-bayan) [ ](/en-in/user/login?flag_anon=faq_not_helpful-975&destination=/en-in/faq/instruments-artforms/do-you-tune-the-bayan) Thanks for your feedback! ## Related pages 1 page mentions this question ### Instruments (1) - [ Tabla The tabla is a pair of tuned hand drums from Hindustani music: a wooden dayan and a copper or brass bayan. It is played through spoken bols in six gharanas. ](/en-in/instrument/tabla) [ Previous question Can you tune a morsing? ](/en-in/faq/instruments-artforms/can-you-tune-a-morsing) [ Next question Does a classical guitar have a truss rod? ](/en-in/faq/instruments-artforms/does-a-classical-guitar-have-a-truss-rod)