Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Double Claw Rod Brass Snare Drum -- What Year?
Although described as "very early civil war ear", I am without any basis to put this any earlier than late 1800s. If any reader has better information please write.
eBay item #150254613278
Seller: littleshanno
For your consideration a wonderful 1800s Civil War Era drum. I recently purchased this drum at a local estate sale along with other items from the same period. I am not an expert on drums but I will try to describe this one as best as possible. I was told by the family members of the estate this drum came out of that this drum was used in the Civil War. I could not find any markings of any kind on the drum. The drum measures 16" in diameter and is 8" in width. The catgut on one side has been torn. The black bands around the drum are made of bent wood and are stenciled. The stenciling has faded some. There are a couple of cracks in the wood but they are very minor. There is a mounting devise in the side of the drum to hang it from the players uniform. The center band of the drum is metal. It must be brass or copper as it will not magnetize.
Labels: Brass, Civil War, Rod, Snare
Another Double-Claw Rod Brass Snare Drum -- 1890s Thompson & Odell Rod Drum
This is eBay item #130225167268, offered for sale by eBayer bedrossianmusic, Warwick, Rhode Island. It is a good surviving example of short drum construction in the late 19th century.
A number of featuer are of particular interest, especially the claws holding down the top counterhoop. Similar claws can be seen in a drum in the CDV (photo below), said to be of an Indian War period drummer.
The leg rest also appears to be similar. And the drum in the CDV (below) also appears to have wood counterhoops and a metal shell.
However, the drum in the CDV appears to be slightly deeper (taller shell) judging by a comparison of the counterhoop width to the exposed metal shell in each drum, but that is difficult to determine (it might be possible that the CDV distorts the shell height making it appear taller than it is, but given that the drum in the CDV is photographed at an angle, the shell height should appear shorter than it actually is rather than taller).
Information from Seller:METAL SNARE DRUM
Thompson & Odell started in the 1890's
DESCRIPTION: Calf skin head, Metal shell, Gut snares, Mahogany or cherry wood, Inside diameter 15 1/4", Outside Diameter 16", Height 7 1/8", 8 lugs/tension rods ( 1 pc.rods), bottom head is slightly torn/fatigued, Impeccable condition, photo shows the actual label inside the drum with the drum's history.[?]
Labels: Metal Shell, Rod, Snare, Thompson Odell
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