Ah ah,si c'est une Carlton,elle a été conçue pour aller dans une fosse d'orchestre et y rester;
trop lourde.. Il n'y en a que trois au monde dont une dans un musée londonien:
http://www.horniman.ac.uk/collectionsne ... phones.php
Voici ce qu'en dit un spécialiste des cocktail drums:
"The example in the picture shown above is an early variation, and a rather extreme one at that. The Carlton King Combination was actually a British invention that was in production from 1948 to 1952. It featured a 20" floor tom supported by a massive hollow cast aluminum base. A cable connected through the base and out to a pedal that operated a timpani-like tuning mechanism inside the tom, allowing its pitch to be raised and lowered. A second pedal swung a beater vertically up against the bottom head of the tom, which approximated a bass drum. An arm folded out from a brace on the side of the big tom that held a snare basket for a 61/2" X 14" snare drum. Also included were several clips and mounts to hold arm attachments for cymbals, cowbells and woodblocks.
This unit, according to the advertising literature, was designed for use in cramped orchestra pits in London's West End theaters. The brochure went on to say that it served its purpose admirably by enabling "an incredible simulation of tribal beats and intonations for the 'Indian Love Call Dance'" for one particular British theatrical show.
Although the Carlton Combination was more compact than a standard drum set, it was only marginally more portable. It was heavy, required several cases and wasn't quick and easy to hook up, thanks to the cable-linked pedal. It's probably for this reason that out of "hundreds of kits ordered by eager music stores," only three Carlton Combination outfits exist in the world today, to my knowledge "
