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Friction chimes
Friction chimes
Friction chimes

Friction chimes

Alternate name(s)
  • Aluminum harp
Date1900-1920 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsPitch indications carved into wooden frame and into top interior end of each tube; however, pitch indications do not correspond to one another.DescriptionEleven nickel-plated metal tubes .
Range marked on the tubes is C to D.
DimensionsWidth: 33-3/4 in (857 mm)
Height (in current set-up): 62-1/2 in (1588 mm)

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00084
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