Detail View: MIMEd (Musical Instrument Museums Edinburgh): 22½-inch kettledrum (George Potter) : QUARTER VIEW-QFT, CUT FROM MULTIPLE
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Work Record ID:
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0033989
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ID Number:
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2379
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Title:
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22½-inch kettledrum.
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Title Notes:
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Single handle tuning.
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Imprint:
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Cable tuning system of Cornelius Ward 1937 patent. Tuning is by a single handle with spring lever engaging a ratchet and indicating a number on the tuning gauge; tuning handle on side operates a metal shaft with 2 screw threads of opposite sense; two threaded metal cross pieces tension the cable which, via pulleys, tensions the skin. One of a pair, the other being a 22½ inch kettledrum. Purchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund, 1984 (Blades Collection).
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Creator:
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Potter, George
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Date:
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Circa 1850
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Description:
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Technical description: Cavalry drum with copper shell; release hole at bottom of bowl; 3 brass loops for carriage straps; 3 fixed legs. Tuning is by a single handle with spring lever engaging a ratchet and indicating a number on the tuning gauge; tuning handle on side operates a metal shaft with 2 screw threads of opposite sense; two threaded metal cross-pieces mounted on screwed rod, each end of both cross-pieces fitted with a pulley; eight laterally-mounted pulley wheels in frames in the bowl with tangential axles; four circumferential external pulleys with radial axles mounted on exterior of bowl; at each of the eight tensioning points there is a hook which is attached to the outside of the flesh hoop and passes through the skin, with loosely mounted pulley on each hook.
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Measurement:
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572.
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Measurement:
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375.
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Measurement:
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8.
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Production Place:
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Aldershot
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Production Place:
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Europe
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Production Place:
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England
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Production Place:
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United Kingdom
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Repository:
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MIMEd
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Repository:
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Blades Collection
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Repro Link ID:
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0033989c-0001
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Repro File Type:
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Derivative JPEG
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Repro Title:
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22½-inch kettledrum (George Potter) : QUARTER VIEW-QFT, CUT FROM MULTIPLE
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Repro Creator Name:
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Antonia Reeve
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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Repro Publication Status:
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Full public access
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