Timpani, set of two (2)
Date1890 ca.
Place MadeFrance, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionThe bowls appear to be made of one piece of brass, hammered into shape. Each drum has seven iron t-handles, which is slightly unusual on drums of this size (normally the smaller drum would only have six t-handles). The t-handles are mounted to a counter hoop which pulls down the flesh hoop tuning the head. The rods are received by nuts mounted in decorative plates mounted to the shell.
Iron tripod stands.
Dimensions1266a:
Diameter: 600 mm
Depth: 325 mm
1266b:
Diameter: 650 mm
Depth: 380 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesEdmund A. Bowles, The Timpani: A History in Pictures and Documents (Hillsdale, NY: Pendragon Press, 2002), 278.
Jayson Dobney, “Historic Timpani at the National Music Museum,” Percussive Notes Vol. 45, No. 2 (April 2007), pp. 12-17.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01266
On View
On view
1900 ca.
1900-1925 ca.
1700 ca.