Mridangam Servicing & Repair in USA

[rrkaushik]

Greetings, rasikas - and apologies if this topic has been covered elsewhere. I could not find it in search.
We have some mridangams that need servicing (new thoppi, restringing of the side restraints etc.) A couple of them are kappi mridangams also.
Are there any qualified artisans based in the U.S that we can ship these to for a good quality job and get it shipped back to us? Taking them to India is quite impractical for us at this time. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
- Ram Kaushik

[venravi]

We can request Aradhana committee at Cleveland to bring one specialist on site during aradhana for taking care of mridangam servicing. It's high time we need such service at USA at least once a year. Even i have few mridangam that needs repair.

Good topic to start.