Instrument FamilyBeaters |
MakerJames Blades (or C. Blades ?) |
Date MadeProbably third quarter of the 20th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Wooden (hickory?) sticks of ½-inch diameter; felt covered heads; clear plastic-tipped shafts. These appear to be forerunners of the later proprietary Blades-Whitaker sticks. Total mass 37g; head mass 23g (62%). |
Other InformationGeneral usage of type: timpani performance. |
NotesR. Parks, 15 or 22 May 1999; A. Myers; C.J. Overton, 12.9.98. |
Measurementslengths 363; head diameters 40. |
ProvenancePurchased, 1989. |
CollectionMIMEd; Blades Collection |
Accession Number2915 |