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534m9: Frame drum

 

Description
 

Frame drums consist of one or two membranes stretched over a frame, usually either circular in shape or square or rectangle.

 
Examples:

Tambourine, bodhran (Celtic), paddle drum (drum with a handle that is played by pellets on strings)


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