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== Etymology and Alternative Spellings == | |||
German: Tom-tom, chinesisch <br/> | |||
Italian: tom tom cinese<br/> | |||
French: tom-tom chinois<br/> | |||
== Construction == | |||
Chinese Tom Toms consist of hand-painted and lacquered wood shell, iron handle and tacks, two hide drum heads painted with stunning stylized dragons. | |||
== History == | |||
The form of the Chinese tom is usually a shallow or large individual double-skin barrel-shaped drum with membranes nailed to the drum. The kit shown in the slide is an early 20th-century Vaudeville outfit from Southern California with four Chinese toms of different size (10”, 12” 14” and 16”), along with a set of five [[Chinese temple blocks]]. Unlike some Chinese toms that are brightly painted in red with head decoration, with this set of circa 1900–1928 “[t]he graduated Chinese tom toms are painted black to blend into the darkness of the orchestra pit”<ref>Olympic Drums & Percussion (2019), Vaudeville Outfit, http://www.olympicdrums.com/vaudeville-outfit. </ref> | |||
== Sticks, Mallets, Beaters == | |||
== Technique == | |||
== Manufacturers == | |||
[[Weiss]] | |||
== Retailers == | |||
== See Also == | |||
[[Tom Tom]] | |||
== Reference == | |||
[[Category: Percussion Instruments]] | |||
[[Category: History]] | |||
[[Category: History-Instruments]] | |||
[[Category: Asian Instruments]] | |||
[[Category: Chinese Instruments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:41, 8 August 2025
Etymology and Alternative Spellings
German: Tom-tom, chinesisch
Italian: tom tom cinese
French: tom-tom chinois
Construction
Chinese Tom Toms consist of hand-painted and lacquered wood shell, iron handle and tacks, two hide drum heads painted with stunning stylized dragons.
History
The form of the Chinese tom is usually a shallow or large individual double-skin barrel-shaped drum with membranes nailed to the drum. The kit shown in the slide is an early 20th-century Vaudeville outfit from Southern California with four Chinese toms of different size (10”, 12” 14” and 16”), along with a set of five Chinese temple blocks. Unlike some Chinese toms that are brightly painted in red with head decoration, with this set of circa 1900–1928 “[t]he graduated Chinese tom toms are painted black to blend into the darkness of the orchestra pit”[1]
Sticks, Mallets, Beaters
Technique
Manufacturers
Retailers
See Also
Reference
- ↑ Olympic Drums & Percussion (2019), Vaudeville Outfit, http://www.olympicdrums.com/vaudeville-outfit.