InstrumentSide drum |
Instrument FamilyPercussion |
MakerGlen |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom; Edinburgh; Scotland; Europe |
Date MadeProbably 1855 |
DescriptionBrass shell, wooden flesh hoops and counter-hoops painted black; release hole in side of shell; four studs on counter-hoop, adjacent to handle, possibly for the attachment of harness. Tuning is by a single T-shaped handle; tuning handle on side operates a metal shaft with 2 screw threads of opposite sense; two threaded metal cross-pieces mounted on screwed rod, each end of both cross-pieces fitted with a loop or a pulley; two groups of four laterally-mounted pulley wheels in frames in the shell mounted around the bearing at each end of the shaft; two groups of four external laterally-mounted pulleys in unattached frames held in position by the cable; four external unattached wires with loops at each end held in position by the cable; at each of the 10 tensioning points on each counter-hoop there is a radially-mounted pulley; all tensioning fitments of brass, with rope cable. Two thick gut snares; 15-inch heads. |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Possibly made to order of Professor John Donaldson for musical and acoustical teaching and research. |
NotesA. Myers; R. Parks and C. Overton 27.4.98. |
ProvenanceProbably the `side drum, brass, flat pattern' purchased by Professor John Donaldson for the Music Classroom, University of Edinburgh, from Thomas Glen, 2 North Bank Street, 14 November 1855 for £2/5/-. |
CollectionReid Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number0185 |