534m: Membranophones (original) (raw)

• Whether there are one or two heads
• If there are snares or sticky balls to give a buzz or otherwise improve the tone
• How the skin is fixed on the drum (glued, nailed, pegged, laced, or hooped and laced)
• Whether the drum is tuned
• How it is tuned (loops, wedges, pedal or rods)
• How it is played (with hands, sticks, beaters, or indirectly with striking balls)
• Position of the drum when played
• What the body of the drum is made of (wood, metal, earthenware/ceramics)