Side drum
This unusual side, or snare, drum was invented by Giovacchino Bimboni in Florence, Italy, in the late nineteenth century. The intrument does not have a traditional wood or metal shell, but instead an iron skeletal frame. The shape of that frame is reminiscent of the bowl shape of the timpani. The instrument has a head held in place by an iron counter hoop. Eight rods around the head connect to a single tuner that can be adjusted with a drum key near the rim. Metal snare adjuster positioned downward with a thumb-screw tightener. Two gut snares run underneath the single calfskin head.
Artwork Details
- Title: Side drum
- Maker: Giovacchino Bimboni
- Date: 19th century
- Geography: Italy
- Culture: Italian
- Medium: metal wire, hide
- Dimensions: Diam. 1 ft. 2-1/2 in., D. 9-1/4 in.
- Classification: Membranophone-single-headed / kettle drum
- Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
- Object Number: 89.4.1391
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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