Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2007.03.01 |
Object Type |
Xylophone |
Creator |
J. C. Deagan, Inc. |
Title |
Model 844 "Drummer's Special" Xylophone |
Description |
Deagan Model 844 " Drummer's Special" Xylophone, Three octaves, C5 to C8. Low C bar is stamped "DEAGAN DRUMMERS’ SPECIAL XYLOPHONE / NO 844" . Instrument is alos stamped LPA=440 Note names are stamped. High A stamped J.C. DEAGAN INC. / CHICAGO / PATENTED" Rosewood bars, upper frame is wood, bars rest on green felt. Lower frame is metal, and height is adjustable via thumb screws. Resonators are metal. |
Dimensions |
H-26.5 W-28.5 L-38 inches |
People |
J. C. Deagan, Inc. |
Date |
c. 1920s |
Additional Research |
The J.C. Deagan company manufactured many different types of xylophones designed for a wide variety of uses. The Drummers' Special was intended for use as an accessory to a drummer's "trap set" during the hey-day of society orchestras. The instrument fit into one carrying case for ease of portability and was mounted on a short stand so that it could be played while sitting. This model, No. 844, has a 3-octave range from C5 to C8, and was manufactured between the years 1915-29. The bars, made of select Honduran rosewood (trade name Nagaed, which is Deagan spelled backward) are 1 1/4 inches wide by 7/8 inches thick. The instrument is 25 inches high and 38 1/2 inches long. The total weight is 27 pounds. One could purchase optional extensions for the legs in order to play the instrument while standing. Percussive Notes, April 2001. |
Credit line |
Gift of Randall Eyles |