Glockenspiel.
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InstrumentGlockenspiel |
Instrument FamilyPercussion |
Date MadeEarly 1920s |
DescriptionTechnical description: Cast aluminium alloy bars of lengths 126 - 199 in keyboard layout; mounted in solid construction wooden box and fitted with folded air-column resonators. Nails through bars have fibre and felt washers fitted. Repair History: One of the bars (A?) is a crude replacement, quite different in dimensions, but in fact a good match in tone and tuning. |
NotesR. Parks, 5.9.98, Feb-Mar 1999; A. Myers; C. Overton, 22.8.98. |
Measurementscase 630 _ 435 _ 125. |
ProvenancePurchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Ross Collection |
Accession Number1209 |