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Beater: gong or tam-tam.

Technical description: Wooden stick; felt head secured between two brass plates with central screw. Total mass 80g; head mass 67g (84%). Repair History: The shaft seem very short and probably has been broken and re-attached at some time.

  • Date:
    Probably first quarter of the 20th century
  • Maker:
    Hawkes & Son [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    London/England
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  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:length 202; head diameter: 63.