Conical drum explained

Conical drums are a class of membranophone, or drum, that is characterized by sloping sides. They are usually one-headed. An example is the timbal.The conical drum also has strings on the side to keep the object together.

References

• Web site: 534m Membranophones. SIL. January 4, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060710200629/http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/anthropology/ExpnddEthnmsclgyCtgrCltrlMtrls/mMembranophones.htm. July 10, 2006.