Eli5 – Why are drums round? Is it something to do with the shape that determines the ability to hit something and get a percussive sound out of stretched materials?

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Eli5 – Why are drums round? Is it something to do with the shape that determines the ability to hit something and get a percussive sound out of stretched materials?

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There is one square drum with a skin head I’ve heard of. It has different names but I forget them all. It originated in Jamaica according to this Aftopop episode I heard. But yes harder to stretch evenly, tun etc.

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