a scare Civil War drum with a body of metal, not wood, measuring 12.25" high and 15.9" diameter. The brass shell is extremely dark with age and does not appear to be metal at first glance (no dents or dings). The rims, however, are wooden and painted a deep aged red. The original rope and all leather tighteners are in good condition, but both original heads are split. Original rawhide snares and the brass tightener are intact. Garofalo & Elrod's Pictorial History of Civil War Era Musical Instruments states, Although the overwhelming majority of Civil War drummers played on rope tension drums made of wood, metal shelled drums with rope tension were not uncommon during the war...several drums of this type have survived and are in private and public collections. This is one of those survivors of the Civil War. Condition: Overall, VG condition with details noted above.
a scare Civil War drum with a body of metal, not wood, measuring 12.25" high and 15.9" diameter. The brass shell is extremely dark with age and does not appear to be metal at first glance (no dents or dings). The rims, however, are wooden and painted a deep aged red. The original rope and all leather tighteners are in good condition, but both original heads are split. Original rawhide snares and the brass tightener are intact. Garofalo & Elrod's Pictorial History of Civil War Era Musical Instruments states, Although the overwhelming majority of Civil War drummers played on rope tension drums made of wood, metal shelled drums with rope tension were not uncommon during the war...several drums of this type have survived and are in private and public collections. This is one of those survivors of the Civil War. Condition: Overall, VG condition with details noted above.
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