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Drumhead
Membrane stretched over the ends of a drum / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Drumhead (disambiguation).
A drumhead or drum skin is a membrane stretched over one or both of the open ends of a drum. The drumhead is struck with sticks, mallets, or hands, so that it vibrates and the sound resonates through the drum.
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Additionally outside of percussion instruments, drumheads are also used on some string instruments, most notably the banjo.