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  • Flemish rommelpot friction drum
    percussion instrument
    / Membranophones

    …struck with the hands, with beaters, or with both combined or with the knotted ends of a thong or cord. Beaters can be cylindrical, club-shaped, straight, curved, or angled, with or without knobs or padding, or may take the form of a switch or wire brush. Friction drums are sounded…

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    …struck with the hands, with beaters, or with both combined or with the knotted ends of a thong or cord. Beaters can be cylindrical, club-shaped, straight, curved, or angled, with or without knobs or padding, or may take the form of a switch or wire brush. Friction drums are sounded…

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