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In mexican tamborita one stick is thicker than the other:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgsTj4nK6as

Is it for obtaining a lower pitch?

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leedy2 wrote:What he is using there is an old civil war marching drum. How he uses it then it's a different story definitely not a tamborita.

In Mexico the old marching drums have snares, tamboritas do not. That is a tamborita.

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leedy2 wrote:Snare's can be removed .

Yes, I play a drum without a snare.
I'd like to play a tamborita calentana with the traditional materials:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRUhjVDwqOE

And I'd like to know why one stick is thicker.