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Snare drum

Date1905 ca.
Place MadeUnited States, North America
Serial No.none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionBird's eye maple shell with maple rims, painted black.

This lightweight snare drum features a single drumhead with snares mounted underneath. Snare adjuster mounted upside down inside the drum with screw protruding through the shell to adjust the snares. The design allowed for easy packing and transporting from one job to another.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 87 mm (3-1/2 in)
Head diameter: 369 mm (14-1/2 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesJayson Dobney, Innovations in American Snare Drums 1850-1920, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 2003, pp. 145-146,
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00706
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