tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702460502853399807.post3390259331096713092..comments2023-09-21T07:35:17.883-04:00Comments on Field Drums (a/k/a Field of Drums): 1865 NY Excelsior NGSNY Drum by William Kilbourn of Albany, New YorkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702460502853399807.post-91203768869457200492009-09-15T15:01:23.119-04:002009-09-15T15:01:23.119-04:00Hello....My name is Peter Alexander. I'm the P...Hello....My name is Peter Alexander. I'm the Period Music Coordinator for Fort George National Historic Site of Canada. I'm doing some basic upkeep on a William Kilbourn c. 1860's Albany, NY snare drum for a family in Williamsville, NY. They purchased it in a antique shop in Upstate NY in the 1950's.The shell and hoops are original, but the strainer was added sometime after. There are fourteen 'hooks'for the ropes. There is an inscription inside the shell in pencil that reads <br /><br />Geo. F. Payne<br />Snare Head Put on<br />Sept. 12th, 1879<br /><br />I'm only retucking the heads and replacing the rope with Cooperman linen and ears. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with straightening the wound metal snares? Is there a resource that has any other general history on the Kilbourn drums? Thanks....PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com