Glass glockenspiel. Nominal pitch: E?.

Photo by Dominic Ibbotson © The University of Edinburgh

Instrument

Instrument Family

Percussion

Date Made

19th Century

Description

Technical description: 15 glass plates, width 29, lengths not ascertainable, mounted on 2 linen tapes in a wooden box; with lid to form case. Each glass `bar' is supported on four tiny pieces of wood or similar, which are used to glue the bars into position - two on top tape, two on bottom.

Notes

R. Parks, 29.08.98; A. Myers; C. Overton, 22.08.98.

Measurements

box side-to-side 494, front-to-back 126 - 89

Provenance

Purchased, 1982.

Collection

MIMEd; Blades Collection

Accession Number

1633