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Pumpkin percussion
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The Vegetable Orchestra
10. Pumpkin percussion
It might look easy to play, but creating a pumpkin drum is a labour of love. Exactly the right amount of flesh needs to be carved out to ensure the instrument plays at the right pitch - and if it's carved too thinly, it'll just collapse when hit.
