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.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Civil War Vets Playing Fife and Drum

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Thanks go to ANONYMOUS for including this in his terrific blog researching original sources to determine authentic rudimental drumming fro...

Have we found a drummer from the 79th NYVI?

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Have we found a drummer from the 79th NYVI? by Andy Redmond I [Andy Redmond] received the following from Tim Sullivan: “His full name was Wi...

ca. 1930 Ludwig & Ludwig

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eBay seller emirsky2 ( 195) (me) sold eBay item no. 180459675428 for $125.00, described as follows: Vintage early 20th century Ludwig &...
Monday, February 22, 2010

Probably a Civil War Period (or earlier) Drum

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Seller weiderman_gallery ( 4158) is offering eBay item no. 320489289886 described as follows: This is a Great, Rare, Early, Original field/m...
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Saturday, February 20, 2010

"Le Charge" et "Marche des Grenadiers a Cheval"

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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Conducting Research into Musical Instrument History

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I found this article to be particularly useful and interesting. The author has extensive experience researching the history of musical inst...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

FINE SIXTH PLATE DAGUERREOTYPE OF NEW YORK AMERICAN GUARD MUSICIAN

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Auction: 2006, Fall Americana, Nov. 16 & 17 Price Realized: $1,495.00 A fine antebellum militiaman with impressed blind stamp of Weston/...
Friday, February 12, 2010

Interesting "Antique Civil War Snare Drum"

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I don't know what to make of this drum. But its diameter (17") (height 7") was enough, together with the remaining leathers a...

Civil War Era Ebonized Wood Drumsticks Drum Sticks

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Each stick in this interesting pair of drumsticks bears a stamped 6-pointed star with some kind of design in the middle of the star. On one...
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Monday, February 8, 2010

Four Score and Seventy Years Ago

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Classic Drummer Archives, "Four Score and Seventy Years Ago" by Jack Lawton The term “Vintage Drum” is often used to describe drum...
Sunday, February 7, 2010

1940 U.S. War Department's Technical Manual - Field Music, TM 20-250

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Reader, drummer and drum maker/restorer George Kubicek (Yonkers, NY) wrote to draw our attention to this find on the Internet, a PDF copy of...
Thursday, February 4, 2010

The Drums of James D. Julia Auctioneer

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James D. Julia has auctioned a number of fine historic drums over the past few years. We searched the auctioneer's website and came bac...
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