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Military bass drum
This instrument is associated with the Royal Tank Regiment. It is a military bass drum with emblazoned wooden shell, wooden counterhoops, 28-inch synthetic heads, and a chrome-plated rod-tensioned system using claws and separate individual wall lugs (10 rods for each head). It has three chrome-plated carry rings.
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1960–80 - Maker:
Beverley - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.212.12 Individual double-skin cylindrical drums, both heads played
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- Inscriptions:Metal plate on vent hole: Beverley / of England
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.212.12 Individual double-skin cylindrical drums, both heads played
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Width: 305mm; Diameter: 730mm