Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1981.01.18 |
Object Type |
Drum, Bass |
Creator |
Leedy Manufacturing Company |
Title |
Bass drum |
Description |
Leedy bass drum. Wooden shell with dark brown veneer. Veneer peeling from left side of drum. Eleven lugs. Natural white skin heads, worn from playing. Rims scratched, varnish removed, bent. Multiple sets of traps attached to top and sides of drum. Cymbals attached to batter head side. |
Dimensions |
D-14.25 Dia-24.5 inches |
People |
Leedy Manufacturing Company Knapp, Roy |
Date |
c. 1920 |
Additional Research |
Roy Knapp's Drumset early 1920s through the 1930s Roy C. Knapp had a long and illustrious career as a performer and teacher in the Chicago area, beginning in 1910. He was inducted into the PAS Hall of Fame in 1972. A single-tension 12" x24" bass drum from the 1920s and a 6 1/2" x 14" wodden-shell snare are the foundation of Knapp's drumset. The separate-tension snare, with eight tube lugs, is one of the earliest produced by the W.F.L. Company, founded in 1937. The set includes four Chinese tom-toms (ranging in size from 3"x6" to 9"x 12"), a pair of copper-shell timbales, a handmade "snowshoe" pedal (a forerunner of the modern hi-hat), and numerous woodblocks, cowbells, temple blocks, triangles, and cymbals. The temple blocks and smaller Chinese toms are richly decorated. The set also features a unique, double bass pedal that allows Knapp to play just the bass drum or both the bass drum and the vertically attached cymbal. Both pedals were made by Ludwig & Ludwig Donated by James L. Knapp PAS Museum Exhibit Label |
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Credit line |
Gift of James L. Knapp |