Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: What about mṛdaṅga?
Prabhupāda: And mṛdaṅga? Why not appoint one mṛdaṅga maker? He can sell outside, and whatever he makes we shall take.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Yes, we need them for America.
Prabhupāda: One utensils, karatāla seller.
Jayapatāka: I can.... We can have our own people. Just as the store owners are making outside, we can make outside with them.
Prabhupāda: Why outside? We shall make here. Simply you require the manufacturer.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: They can manufacture brass items?
Prabhupāda: Oh, yes.
Jayapatāka: To make karatālas... To make mṛdaṅgas doesn't require much capital, but to make karatālas requires a lot of capital because the metal is very expensive.
Prabhupāda: We shall invest. If we get good manufacturer, we shall invest. What is the capital wanted?
Jayapatāka: About four, five thousand rupees.
Prabhupāda: Oh, we shall invest.