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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It’s all about time. As in: how much do you have to spend tuning your fancy square drum? Round ones tune up quickly and reliably. Square skins are much more finicky.

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