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Instrument Information

Title

Beater: bass drum, pedal.

Accession Number

2386

Collection

MIMEd; Blades Collection

Date Information

Date Made

Mid 20th Century

Period

20th century; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s

Gallery Information

Gallery

Laigh Room

Case

Jazz band display

Maker Information

Maker Name

Boosey & Hawkes

Maker Biography

Boosey and Co (c1816), later known as Boosey and Hawkes (c1930) was an English music publishing and instrument manufacturing firm that specialized in wind instruments and flutes. In 1868 the firm purchased the business of Henry Distin, a brass instrument maker known for his compensating valves. By the end of the 19th century the firm began to focus their publishing efforts on ballads and educational music. In 1930 the firm joined with Hawkes & Son, a publishing company specializing in brass and military band music. Currently, the firm has a worldwide operation, with branches on four different continents.

Made In

City

London

Country

England

Description

Other Information

General usage of type: dance band or jazz band.

Technical Description

`Ajax' model; head adjustable to strike with either hard or soft side. Pressed steel foot plate and lower pedal support; upright spring housing, rim clamp and beater mounting lever are all brass castings; metallic parts are all nickel-plated. Thumbwheel adjustment of spring tension.

Stamped in middle of pedal "AJAX / B & H LTD / LONDON".

Provenance

Purchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund, 1984.

Classification

Instrument

Beater/Beaters/Beaters/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Beaters