InstrumentAnvil |
Instrument FamilyPercussion |
Date MadeProbably mid 20th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Two iron bars, widths 50, 51, thickness 13.0, lengths 131, 185, mounted on raised blocks in shallow wooden boxes mounted on a board. Typical of home-made instrument. Box has corks in it to support the bars at nodal points. |
Other InformationGeneral usage of type: used for `anvil' effect - possibly in specific piece of music. |
NotesR. Parks, Aug-Sep 1998, Feb-Mar 1999; A. Myers, Feb-Mar 1999; C. Overton, 01.08.98. |
Measurements175 _ 215 _ 40. |
ProvenancePurchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust. |
CollectionMIMEd; Ross Collection |
Accession Number1687 |