percussion instruments [3]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Group of instruments that are struck directly with the hands or with sticks, mallets, etc. to produce a sound.
kettledrum ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Instrument consisting of a parabolic copper basin covered with a stretched membrane that is struck with mallets.
caster ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
pedal ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Device connected to the crown that adjusts the tension of the membrane to change the tuning of the instrument.
crown ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Plate raised and lowered with the pedal to adjust the position of the tie rods.
tension rod ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal rod connecting the crown to the tie rods.
strut ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal frame with several branches; it supports the shell.
shell ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Parabolic copper basin that functions as a sound box.
tuning gauge ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part used to adjust the pitch of a note and obtain precise tuning of the instrument.
tie rod ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal part connected to the tension rod; by adjusting the tension of the batter head, it changes the drum’s pitch.
batter head ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Membrane that is struck with a mallet.