by Tim
Z. To make a drum I first gathered my materials, which
were a large coffee can, leather material, a hole puncher,
paint, stickers and string. To start, I opened the can on both ends. Then I
painted it blue. While it dried I cut two pieces of leather
material and punched holes equally spced apart in both
pieces. Then I set the can on top of one piece of leather
and put the other piece on top. Then I started from one side and laced the string in
one bottom hole and then through a top hole. As I got to the
end holes I tightened the string to pull up the leather
around the ends of the can until it was very tight. Then I
knotted the string. The drum sticks were two pieces of a dowel with wooden
balls glued on top. To finish off my drum I used fun
stickers and now you have the on and only TAZMANIAN DEVIL
DRUM. I get the sound from my drum by the vibration of
energy when I hit my drum with my sticks. This causes the
leather to vibrate because of its tightness, producing a low
pitch.
