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Talking drum - definition of Talking drum in Encyclopedia (467 words) |
 | Drums are an ancient device, usually invented and used by cultures living in forested areas. |
| The message-sending logs are not drums at all from the techincal point of view, since they do not have a skin or membrane that would vibrate as they are beaten. |
| Some cultures improved the log drums with animal skins and hides which were were stretched over the end of a log, thus creating a device bearing more resemblance to the modern drum. |
| Drum (communication) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (584 words) |
| There are different communication drum types, although they are all commonly known in Central Africa as "talking drums" or "message drums" and are capable of producing different tones as well as rhythms. |
| The message-sending logs are not drums at all from the technical point of view, since they do not have a skin or membrane that would vibrate as they are beaten. |
| The drum often has a narrow neck between the drum heads, across which stretch the sinews holding the skins; the drum will be held under one arm, which is squeezed down on the sinews to vary the tension in the drumheads and therefore the pitch of the sound. |
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