Beaters: timpani, pair.
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Instrument FamilyBeaters |
MakerDavid Law |
Date Made1977 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Copies of (6575) of similar shape and size but considerably lighter, made to specification of Edward Croft-Murray; one-piece wooden sticks with turned heads and handles, the handle with four shallow grooves to aid grip. Total mass (a) 56g, (b) 60g; head mass (a) 20g, (b) 23g. |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Probably used by Edward Croft-Murray with kettledrums (6573) and (6574). |
NotesArnold Myers 8.8.21. |
Measurementslengths (both) 393; head diameters (both) 28. |
Provenance2020-2021: Rosalind Sharples (née Croft-Murray); 1980-2020: Jill Croft-Murray (d. 22 May 2020); before1980: 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 Number6576 |