| Lambeg Drums are believed to have
originated from the large drums played by William's
Dutch troops on their way to the Boyne. Sometime during
the late 18th century the drums where turned on
"their sides" enabling both ‘heads’ or
skins to be struck. |
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| At this time the drumsticks were made
of cork or wood and resembled tenor drum sticks
currently used by many pipe bands. The drums themselves
were constructed using numerous narrow pieces of timber,
somewhat like a barrel, an early example of this can be
viewed at Schomberg House. |
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