Strings, probably for a monochord.

Date Made

Probably c 1850

Description

Technical description: Strings, new, in coils; mostly iron, some copper-wound; some terminating with a loop and some with a brass anchor-piece. Possibly associated with the 16ft monochord (item 30 in Appendix D) or monochord (499) or 4 string demonstration instrument (781).

Notes

A. Myers, October 1995.

Provenance

Probably to be identified with strings of `Metal strings & tuning key belonging to big monochord' listed on inventory of the Music Class Room Museum circa 1930 (Cupboard A, item 88).

Collection

MIMEd; Reid Collection

Accession Number

1994