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Snare drum
This is a military snare drum, with a plain brass shell and counterhoops. It has 16-in skin heads and an early rod-tensioning system with wing-nuts (8 rods in total). There is a brass ring in the batter counterhoop to attached a carry rope and an oval brass leg rest attached to the snare counterhoop.
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second half of 19th century - Maker:
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Stroud District (Cowle) Museum - Inventory number:
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.212.11 Individual double-skin cylindrical drums, one skin used for playing
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.212.11 Individual double-skin cylindrical drums, one skin used for playing
- Repository:Stroud District (Cowle) Museum
- Measurements:Height: 210; Diameter: 420mm; Head diameter: 370mm