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OCCASIONAL NOTES. 4.27 
Have they drums, with cords or some other contriv- 
ance, by means of which the parchment can be 
tightened, or slackened at pleasure ? 
Have they drums with definite tones (like our kettle- 
drums) ?; and if so, what are the tones in which 
they are tuned, when two or more are played together ? 
Have they any open hand-drums, with one parchment 
only, like our tambourine ? 
Are the drums beaten with sticks, or with the hands, 
and is there anything peculiar or noteworthy in the 
manner in which they are beaten. 
What wind-instruments (trumpets, flutes, &c.) have 
they ? 
Have they any trumpets with sliding tubes (like the 
trombone) ? 3 
How are the flutes sounded? Is there a plug in the 
mouth-hole ? 
Have they any nose-flutes ? 
What is the number, and the position of the finger- 
holes on the flutes ? 
What tones do the flutes yield if the finger-holes are 
closed in regular succession, upwards, or downwards? 
If the people have the syrinx (or Pandean pipe), ascer- 
tain the series of musical intervals yielded by the tubes. 
Do the people construct wind-instruments, with a 
vibrating reed, or some similar contrivance, inserted 
in the mouth-hole ? 
If they have a reed wind-instrument, observe whether 
the reed is single (like that of the clarionet), or 
double (like that of the oboe) . 
Have they a kind of bag-pipe? 
What musical instruments have they, which are not 
used by them in musical performances, but merely for 
conveying signals, and for such like purposes ? 
