A drumhead is a membrane stretched over one or both of the open ends of a drum. The drumhead is struck with sticks, mallets, or hands so that it vibrates and the sound resonates through the drum. Some of the more prominent manufacturers of drum heads include Remo, Evans, and Aquarian. It has been suggested that Net flux be merged into this article or section. ... Drum carried by John Unger, Company B, 40th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Mozart Regiment, December 20, 1863 Several American Indian-style drums for sale at the National Museum of the American Indian. ... See Oscillator (disambiguation) for particular types of oscillation and oscillators. ... A schematic representation of hearing. ... The Tacoma Narrows Bridge (shown twisting) in Washington collapsed spectacularly, under moderate wind, in part because of resonance. ... Remo is the most prominant Drumhead Company in the united states, and thier productis the most widely used. ...

Originally, drumheads were made from animal skin. In 1956, Chick Evans invented the plastic drumhead. These plastic drumheads are cheaper, more durable, and less sensitive to weather than animal skin heads, so they are used by a great majority of drummers. Despite the benefits of plastic heads, drummers in historical reenactment groups such as fife and drum corps use animal skin heads for historical accuracy. Skin heads are used on most hand drums, including djembes and congas. Another common material used for drumheads is aramid fiber, such as kevlar. Fiber heads are used mostly in marching percussion, because their ability to stand up to extreme tension as well as their unmatched durability. A section of Human Skin In zootomy and dermatology, skin is an organ of the integumentary system made up of a layer of tissues that guard underlying muscles and organs. ... Plastic covers a range of synthetic or semisynthetic polymerization products. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Reenactors of the American Civil War Historical reenactment is an activity in which participants recreate some aspects of a historical event or period. ... A hand drum is any type of drum that is typically played by striking it with the bare hand rather than a stick, mallet, hammer, or other type of beater. ... A djembe (also djimbe, jembe, jenbe, yembe, sanbanyi in Susu; pronounced JEM-bay) is a skin covered drum shaped like a large goblet and is meant to be played with bare hands. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Aramid fiber (1961) is a fire-resistant and strong synthetic fiber. ... Kevlar is the DuPont Companys brand name for material made out of synthetic fiber of poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide which is constructed of para-aramid fibers that the company claims is five times stronger than the same weight of steel, while being lightweight, flexible and comfortable. ... XL Specialty snare drum harness Marching percussion instruments are specially designed to be played while moving. ...