Side drum
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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.
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