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Surf and rain effect.

Technical description: Shallow single-headed drum fitted with nylon timpano head and 'beans'. Apparently made from the top four inches of the shell of a 26-inch copper kettledrum with rim. The head has been attached with seven screw tensioners from a different instrument.

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    Probably mid 20th century
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    University of Edinburgh
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:212.31-92
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:212.31-92
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh