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28-inch kettledrum.
Technical description: Copper bowl, nickel-plated fittings; folding three-legged metal base. Ratchet pedal action; pedal is tipped forward to reduce tension. Bowl mounted on central screw so that the height of the playing surface is adjustable. Calfskin head. Repair History: Break in base repaired with angle iron.
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Mid 1920s - Maker:
Leedy [Corporation] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Elkhart/Indiana/United States of America - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.11-9211 (Separate) vessel drums with membrane lapped onto a hoop with pedal mechanism
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.11-9211 (Separate) vessel drums with membrane lapped onto a hoop with pedal mechanism
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15807