Beaters: timpani, pair.
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Instrument FamilyBeaters |
Maker(b) W. Barrett & Son |
DescriptionTechnical description: (b) is a copy of (a), made to specification of Edward Croft-Murray; one-piece wooden sticks, possibly beechwood, with turned heads and handles, the handle with four shallow grooves to aid grip. Total mass (a, as repaired) 89g, (b) 74g; head mass (a) 41g, (b) 31g. Repair History: Stick (a) has a break to the shaft repaired by binding with sticky tape; an early repair to the break previously repaired by W. Barrett & Son in 1970. |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Probably used by Edward Croft-Murray with kettledrums (6573) and (6574). |
NotesArnold Myers 8.8.21. |
Measurementslengths (a) 390, (b) 395; head diameters (a) 26.5, (b) 29.5. |
Provenance2020-2021: Rosalind Sharples (née Croft-Murray); 1980-2020: Jill Croft-Murray (d. 22 May 2020); before 1980: Edward Croft-Murray (b. 1 September 1907, d. 18 September 1980, Keeper of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum 1954-73). ; Lent by A. Myers. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number6575 |