Structural features of the drum

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The Manchu round drum is shaped like a short barrel. The drum frame is made of wood. The two ends are covered with horse skin or donkey skin. There are equidistant holes on the edge of the leather surface. In the middle, tighten the leather surface to fix it on both ends of the drum frame, and the drum head tension is adjustable. The drum surface is 30 cm in diameter and the drum frame is 25 cm high.

Structural features of the drum

The round drum of the Korean nationality is flat and round in shape, so it is called the flat drum. The drum frame is made of wood, covered with cowhide or sheepskin on both sides, first sew the leather surface on the circular rattan circle, insert the rope into the two rattan circles, tighten the rope to make the drum surface taut at both ends, and wrap the remaining rope. In the middle of the drum frame, the tension of the drum head can be tightened and the pitch can be adjusted. The diameter of the drum surface is 30 cm to 45 cm, and the height of the drum frame is 15 cm to 20 cm.
The Korean round drum and drum frame collected by the Chinese Musical Instrument Museum of the Institute of Music of the Chinese Academy of Arts in Beijing are made by baking and bending multi-layer boards. The diameter of the drum frame is 37 cm, the height of the drum frame is 17 cm, and the wall thickness of the frame is 1 cm. The end is covered with cowhide, the leather surface is sewn on two rattan rings with a diameter of 42 cm, and the red thread is passed through the rattan rings to tighten the drum skin. The drum body is painted with red lacquer, and the production process is fine. This drum has been included in the large picture book "Chinese Musical Instruments Guide".
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圆鼓(百度百科)

Involving musical instruments

The round drum (pinyin: Yuán gǔ) is a mixture of the Manchu and the Korean people. In Manchu, it is called Tongken, also known as carrying drum. The Koreans are also called flat drums and folk drums. Popular in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other provinces, especially in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province.

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