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13 inch brass cymbals

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Pair of hand held 13 inch brass cymbals. The original hand straps have been replaced by red electrical wire.

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cwa-org-124-2024.44

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Musical instruments

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13 in

Contextual Information

A cymbal is a percussion instrument consisting of a circular flat or concave metal plate that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly together.

While modern-day cymbals can be heard in pretty much any style of music, in early days they were used by beggars to attract attention, to celebrate weddings, to add luster to orgies, to tell bees to come back to their hives and to worship gods.

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Busselton Historical Society

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