The Science of Drums

DISCLAIMER! ALL credit goes to National Geographic Kids on Youtube

Okay, so how are drums actually made?

Well... The video explains most of it, but if you want a closer, deeper look into this thing, well.. Just look ahead!


Drums are mysterious creatures... Err.. things, to be exact.. ANYWAYS, back to the topic.

The drum shells are made out of thin sheets of wood, cut to size and glued. The reason for using thin papaer-like pieces is because you can bend it.

This thing is also hot so it glues it strongly. And then you have some Freshly baked DRUM SHELL! Drumroll please! *Drumroll*

Then they sand the top and bottom so make it smooth and get rid of any extra glue.

Next they make the top thinner to create a better sound.

After that, they varnish it to give it a GOOD finish, or paint it. Then they sand it and paint it over again! Sometimes they even add Glitter to the shell! And maybe even give it a nice polish?

And then they drill hoes into the shell for the top to get fixed on, so don't think it's something destroying the shell.

And finally, they tune it!

Well then, they go and do the.. Guess... SELLING!

Thanks for reading!

~Maryam(Wow, I didn't know my name was Maryam lol)