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Double-headed drum

Double-headed snare drum. Heads of skin, internal snare. Tensioned by six machine screws. Hardboard rim covered with brown leatherette. Inscribed in blue ink to Yehudi Menuhin: 'TO MY MUCH BELOVED YEHUDI / ROBERT MAYER / 5/6/72'.

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  • Repository:Royal Academy of Music Museum