The thunder drum was a large, two-meter-high percussion instrument that required two people to operate it by swinging huge mallets at the drum heads.
Traditionally a Weequay instrument, thunder drums were often found in Sriluurian monasteries devoted to Am-Shak, god of thunder. Ak-rev of the Max Rebo Band was a masterful thunder drum player.
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- Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
- "Who's Who in the Max Rebo Band" — Star Wars Insider 67
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- Slugthrowers: An Overview of Popular Music and Musicians in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)