QASIM KHAN NIYAZI & sons professional tabla MFR 

Qasim Khan Niyazi & Sons are also appeciated in the world today because of the high level of care and craftsmanship they put into their instruments. Excellent in design and finishes, QKN Tablas are desired by professionals for their superior balance of tone, high sustain, crisp and clear sound, precise tuning of the Siyahi or tuning paste on the highest quality of pudda or skin, excellent bass tonality and high sustain and softness of the Bayan. There is no comparison to a custom made instrument from the shop of Qasim Khan Niyazi and Sons.
After settling in Delhi, Qasim Khan Niyazi continued to craft Tablas for many professional Tabla players who not only appreciated Qasim Khan Niyazi for his high quality instruments, but for his honest and endearing personality as well. Such was his hard work ethic, that on October 28th 1976 he was honoured by the Gandharva Maha Vidyalaya Award as a great Tabla maker as well as from the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts on November 23rd 1976. in 1997