1st Battalion 24th Regiment side-drum recovered from Isandhlwana, 1879

1st Battalion 24th Regiment side-drum recovered from Isandhlwana, 1879

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Not sure if that's bullet holes in the side.

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Stratford-upon-Avon Herald - Friday 06 February 1880

Shouldn't that be 'bass' drum? I'm no drummer but a brass drum wouldn't function, would it?

Posts : 303 Join date : 2011-10-18 Location : Cornwall

Julian,

This is certainly a 'side drum' as opposed to a bass drum (the latter is the much larger type of drum used to keep marching troops in step).

The brass refers to the decorative shell which goes around the side drum.

Regards,

Tim

Thank you, Tim. I've never heard it referred to in that way. You learn something every day.

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I am a drummer and it looks like a snare drum.

Posts : 303 Join date : 2011-10-18 Location : Cornwall

jgregory,

It's actually a rope tension drum rather than a snare drum, whereby the desired pitch is achieved by tightening the ropes and placing pressure on the drum skins.

Regards,

Tim

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