Three part Mapex boom cymbal stand used by Will Calhoun: Museum Object and Cultural History
Three part Mapex boom cymbal stand used by Will Calhoun: Date: 2005. Manufactured by: Mapex, Taiwanese, founded 1989. Used by: Will Calhoun, American, born 1964.
The object in the museum catalogue
A three part Mapex B700 boom cymbal stand played by Will Calhoun in performances with the band Living Colour. The uppermost portion (2015.14.11a) is the boom arm and consists of a silver metal pole with mounting hardware at the top. There is a clamp in the middle of the pole shaft. Attached to the shaft is a pivoting joint holding the cymbal mount, which has two screws at the base. The middle section of the stand (2015.14.11b) is a silver metal pole with a clamp around the middle and a screw at the top for securing the top piece in place. The bottom section (2015.14.11c) is a collapsible tripod with black rubber foot caps. There is a screw at the top for securing the middle section and a black and white oval with the [MAPEX] logo.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2005
- Manufactured by: Mapex, Taiwanese, founded 1989
- Used by: Will Calhoun, American, born 1964
- Subject of: Living Colour, American, founded 1984
- Type: stands (support furniture)
- Medium: metal, plastic, rubber
- Dimensions: 2015.14.11a Folded: 22 × 5 × 3 1/4 in. (55.9 × 12.7 × 8.3 cm)
- Dimensions: 2015.14.11b: 18 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 3 1/2 in. (47 × 3.5 × 8.9 cm)
- Dimensions: 2015.14.11c Folded: 22 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (57.2 × 11.4 × 10.8 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Popular music
- Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
- Object number: 2015.14.11abc
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Will Calhoun
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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