Side drum.
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InstrumentSide drum |
Instrument FamilyPercussion |
Date MadeCirca 1860 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Brass shell, counter-hoops and fittings; wooden flesh hoops. 8 steel tension rods and wing nuts. Unusual in that the tensioning wing-nuts are at the batter head end, not underneath as now usual. Top counter-hoops with horseshoe-shaped belt hook loop. 14-inch heads. Repair History: Top (batter) head fitted with an old snare head skin, possibly original. |
Other InformationGeneral usage of type: marching band. Specific usage history: Formerly used in the Ayrshire Yeomanry. |
NotesA.A. Shivas, 1993; C. Overton and R. Parks, 9.5.98. |
ProvenanceFormerly owned by Colonel T.P. Murray of Aberdeen whose uncle used the drum and its associated sticks in the Ayrshire Yeomanry (a mounted regiment with, however, a foot band). ; Gift of A.A. Shivas, 1993. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number3341 |