Where was the bass drums invented?
Germany! The beat goes on. machine-tuned Kettledrums ( Pauker in German) were invented by the Ludwig firm in the late nineteenth century and are still in heavy-duty use. there are concentric brake-drum lilke things moved in and out to alter the pitch (between concerts, and in tuning up!) also known as Tympani The Tympanum is the Latin word for drum- and the Ear Drum ( High impact!
