Of course, it is where air is blown into to produce music. Aside from that, it contains and controls the reed. Although they may have the same raw materials and the same method of manufacture, no two mouthpieces are alike so choosing the mouthpiece is very crucial. Second is the state of the clarinet and third is the reed. There are larger but rarer types of the crumhorn that widens the range by one to two notes down through auxiliary holes. Possible origins and early use In Europe, the crumhorn was used in the 1300 s to the 1600 s. It is said to originate from the chanter of bagpipes and the bladder pipe. These could have been possibly played at the court of England s King Henry the Eighth because he owned twenty-five pieces of the instrument. The part that creates the sound is the reed. It is made of cane that serves as a membrane to the mouthpiece opening. While the sax is being played, the reed is caught in between the mouthpiece and the saxophone player s lip. The ligature, a rubber-like fabric or band of metal, clamps the reed in place which keeps it from going into the mouthpiece. The thumb is positioned on the fretboard s top while the string is being plucked using a mizraab or pick. The player frequently only uses the middle and index fingers to pluck but he also occasionally uses the ring finger. There is a technique called meanding wherein the player pulls down the main string over the lower part of the curved frets of the sitar. The origin of the very first versions of the banjo is indefinite. In the Mideast, Far East and Africa, it was common to see strings stretched across drums made of animal hide. The first written citation of a banjo-like instrument is credited to Richard Jobson, an explorer. He mentioned it in the diaries or records of his journey in the Gambra River of Africa in the 1620. The head is the stretched animal skin or mylar plastic which produces sound when struck with the drumsticks. The tensions screws were developed to securely and more firmly hold the snares which gives a brighter and more solid sound. The stand is optional. You may mount the snare drum on the stand or carry it with a strap.