Custom Mapex hanging 12-inch tom drum owned by Will Calhoun
date: label: Date
content: 2005
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Mapex, Taiwanese, founded 1989
label: Used by
content: Will Calhoun, American, born 1964
label: Manufactured by
content: Remo, Inc., American, founded 1957
label: Subject of
content: Living Colour, American, founded 1984
notes: label: Description
content: A custom made Mapex "Orion" 12-inch hanging tom drum played by Will Calhoun in performances with the band Living Colour. The shell is highly polished silver colored metal with an overlay of etched steel featuring bands of Egyptian art designs of human figures in profile and hieroglyphs. The drum has a silver metal rim and twelve gold-plated lugs for the drum heads. Between two pieces of hardware is a metal and plastic mount to attach the tom drum to a drum stand. On either side of the mount is a silver plaque reading [MAPEX / Orion Series / MADE IN CHINA] in engraved text. The plaque to the right of the mount also reads [002866]. The drumhead is a Remo Weatherking Emperor made of clear mylar film. The underside of the drum is a Remo Weatherking Ambassador drumhead made of clear mylar film, it also features the [MAPEX] logo at the top edge of the drumhead.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Will Calhoun
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.14.4
objectType: label: Type
content: tom-toms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, mylar, plastic
label: Dimensions
content: 10 × 13 1/2 × 15 1/4 in. (25.4 × 34.3 × 38.7 cm)