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.

Sunday, January 6, 2019

New Old Stock, In the Box, ca. 1998 or later McDonagh 10-hole Regimental Model Fife with Fingering Chart

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A friend came upon a new, old stock, in the box, 10-hole McDonagh fife, Regimental Model, complete with fingering chart.  And he gave it to...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

1861 VMI Cadets Drum - Marked to Commemorate the Battle of New Market

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1861 VMI Cadets Drum - Marked to Commemorate the Battle of New Market The Battle of New Market was fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia d...

Facsimile of an 1862 Robert W. Warren Drum

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Facsimile of an 1862 Robert W. Warren Drum (originally published in this blog 11/29/2010) A viewer recently wrote: Here's the late...

Recreating mid-19th Century John Lowell Tugs

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Recreating mid-19th Century John Lowell Tugs (originally published in this blog 11/29/2010)   A friend wrote me recently saying that...

Amazing Drum and Fife Manuscripts Found

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Amazing Drum and Fife Manuscripts Found (originally published in this blog 3/10/2012)   Reader and Contributor ANONYMOUS writes: ...

Lyon & Healy Bass Drum, ca. 1890 - Comments from a Reader

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Lyon & Healy Bass Drum, ca. 1890 Comments regarding this drum in an email dated 5/1/07 from ANONYMOUS: "Your drum [Ly...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018

A Tale of Two Eagles

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A Tale of Two Eagles by Michael Pikunas Youngstown, Ohio It was the morning of November 12, 1861, and at first glance the youthful ...
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Monday, February 19, 2018

The Drum, A History - excerpt on the History of Drum Rudiments

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See  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=012sPPQ9cYo&sns=em . https://youtu.be/012sPPQ9cYo
Monday, January 1, 2018

CFD - Marching On with Howard Goulden

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Marching  On, A Goulden Collection of Artifacts by Matt Alling CT Pro Percussion www.CTProPercussion.com 203-228-0488 First t...
Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Jim Clark at 2012 U.S.A.R.D. Convention

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Joseph Gillotti Published on Apr 25, 2012 Jim Clark discusses the history of fife & drum in New England and demon...
Monday, October 16, 2017

Interview with George Carroll: Marching and Field Percussion Historian

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Interview with George Carroll: Marching and Field Percussion Historian as interviewed by Jeff Hartsough and Derrick Logozzo See  http://...

Sons of Liberty Drumline

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I think that these photos were originally posted by Ron Da Silva Bobby Thompson (2nd from Left)

Question re 1803 US Army Regimental Drum

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A reader emailed to say: "Hello, "I came across your blog when researching information regarding a specific style drum and I ...
Monday, September 25, 2017

A Very Brief History of the Trumpet and Bugle Through 2006

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Trumpet in F by A. G. Guichard, Paris, ca. 1840 featuring Stölzel piston valves. From the National Music Museum. A Ver...

On Rounded Bearing Edges

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See https://www.facebook.com/billy.gladstone/posts/1619354978108610. https://www.facebook.com/billy.gladstone/posts/1619354978108610
Sunday, September 24, 2017

Wow, a Great History Lesson

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A short history of fifes, drums, Boston.  Wonderful.
Tuesday, August 8, 2017

More Historic Photos

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SOURCE: Artifact Percussion, April 9, 2017, https://medium.com/@artifactperc/artifact-of-the-week-faces-without-names-c6c2aef426c7 Artifac...
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