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steel drumTuned gong made from the end, and part of the wall, of an oil barrel. The barrel's end surface is hammered into a concave shape, and several areas are outlined by chiseled grooves. It is heated and tempered, and bosses or domes are hammered into the outlined areas; the depth, curvature, and size of each boss determines its pitch. Melodies, complex accompaniments, and counterpoint can be played with rubber-tipped mallets on a single drum. The steel drum originated in Trinidad in the 1940s. It is usually played in ensembles, called steel bands, of widely varying sizes. |
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``Working with steel pans, you have to balance opportunities and challenges,'' she said. It is made of a high-tensile steel mesh fitted with steel pans 6- or 8-mm thick that partially overlap each other, with both elements joined together by rivets. The energetic Toby Tobas plays his specially handcrafted double alto steel pans, with sequenced accompaniment. |
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