The tapan which is used in Bulgaria has elementary structure. His body and hoops are wooden and the tighten of the skins is made with strings. It has really small diameter (from 50 to 60 cm). The tapan is beaten form the one side with a big wooden kiyak and from the other side - with a thin osier, with which is played the part of the small drum, which the Bulgarians don't use in the folk music.
The Tapan (Kette-Drun)
The tapan which is used in Bulgaria has elementary structure. His body and hoops are wooden and the tighten of the skins is made with strings. It has really small diameter (from 50 to 60 cm). The tapan is beaten form the one side with a big wooden kiyak and from the other side - with a thin osier, with which is played the part of the small drum, which the Bulgarians don't use in the folk music.
