Field Drums (a/k/a Field of Drums)

“Build it and they will drum.” Dedicated to research, study and comparisons of field drums. Our purpose is to collect information about historical U.S. drums (manufacture, preservation, conservancy, repair, market) for use by scholars, collectors and others. Photographs of drums, and anything related, together with informative narratives, are welcome. Interested readers will find archived postings a good resource. Reach us at emirsky@gmail.com.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

On the Lighter Side

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Thanks go to Casey Gsell, a bassoonist, for this image lifted from her website . From a Hotel Room in São Paulo, per Casey Gsell
Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Follow-up on Recent Sales (and Non-Sales)

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Well, to say that I was surprised to hear that the " Syracuse Daily Standard Presentation Drum " sold at auction at Stair Gallerie...
Sunday, March 29, 2009

What's Available This Week

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Today, a " Syracuse Daily Standard Presentation Drum " will go on the auction block at Stair Galleries in Hudson, New York. The a...
Friday, March 27, 2009

Circa 1840 tack decorated snare drum 16-1/2" high

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Artfact has this information but requires a subscription for more info. I'll try to find this drum elsewhere on the Internet. Lot 679: ...

Syracuse Daily Standard Presentation Drum

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Lot 1017 : AMERICAN ROPE-TIED BENTWOOD DRUM Inscribed, "Presented to the 149th from the Syracuse Daily Standard," painted with an ...
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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Woodman Drum

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MAINE CIVIL WAR PERIOD MILITIA DRUM. A fine example of a mid-19th C. tack decorated maple wood drum made by "M. Woodman". The drum...

3d Georgia Regiment Bass Drum

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Blog reader ANONYMOUS wrote to us drawing our attention to this drum: The 3rd Regiment was organized in April 1861 with companies from...
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Friday, March 20, 2009

Horstmann Eagle Drum Raises Questions

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Horstman eagle drum sold recently for $2,350: Compare with another Horstmann eagle drum sold in 2005 for $13,225: Blog reader ANONYMOU...

John Robbins' Bunker Hill Drum at Old State House, Boston

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Drum used by John Robbins at Battle of Bunker Hill, per Flickr post (search www.flickr.com for "boston" and "drum"). A ...

"Who Took The Drum Out of Drum Corps?"

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"Who Took The Drum Out of Drum Corps?" by Ken Mazur (from RAMD Virtual Symposium 1997: Crossroads). See http://www.rudimentaldrum...

Vogt Eagle Drum in Smithsonian Collection

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Blog reader, drum mechanic, drummer and Fashnacht enthusiast George Kubicek wrote this morning alerting us to this rare beauty. Union drum ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Morss Drum in Vermont Virtual Museum

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"Vermont in the Civil War" is a virtual museum* located online . From the John Gibson Collection in the Virtual Museum of Vermont ...
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Slingerland Cloud Label Military Rod Drum

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This Slingerland scalloped cloud badge/label (1928 to 1941 according to Vintage Drum Guide ) single tension military rod drum was in just to...
Saturday, March 14, 2009

Signed 1860's (J.W. Pepper) Civil War Drum

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eBay seller bran419( 146) describes item no. 110360236425 , "Signed 1860's (J.W. Pepper) Civil War Drum", as follows: This ra...
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Abner D. Stevens Drum from Finney Family

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eBay seller cjetti( 225) describes this Abner Stevens drum, eBay item no. 220374723734 , as follows: Up for auction is an Authentic Civil Wa...
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