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German Maultrommels · AS116

"Wildekopf" Maultrommel

Andreas Schluetter

High tuned maultrommels, sounding in 3rd octave, are loud and percussive.

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Description

High tuned maultrommels, sounding in 3rd octave, are loud and percussive. Timbre is saturated (no clean overtones), sensitivity is high, sustain is short. Jews harps for special effects mainly.

Specifications

Base frequency?

130–200Hz

lowerhigher
Gaps?

50–100µm

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Reed stiffness?

100–200gf

softerstiffer
Frame stiffness?

400–900gf

softerstiffer
Frame length?

40–50mm

shorterlonger
Frame width?

39mm

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Frame thickness?

4mm

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Reed length?

35–45mm

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Weight

13–15g

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