Chime bar
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A chime bar or resonator bell[1] is a percussion instrument consisting of a tuned metal bar similar to a glockenspiel bar, with each bar mounted on its own wooden resonator.[2] [3] Chime bars are played with mallets again similar to a glockenspiel.
The sound is similar to a glockenspiel, but with much more sustain, similar in this respect to a vibraphone but without the vibrato.
Chime bars can be arranged on a table to be played by a single player, or played by a group in a similar fashion to handbells, with each member holding a chime in one hand and a mallet in the other. They are used from professional music to classrooms. [4]
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A single chime in G -
The same chime disassembled to show the resonator and mounting
See also
- Tubular bell, also known as bar chime.
- Mark tree, also known as bar chimes. [5]
References
- ^ Jerry Storms (1 December 2001). 101 More Music Games for Children: New Fun and Learning with Rhythm and Song. Hunter House. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-0-89793-298-1. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Studio 49 Individual Chime Bar C52-A73: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments
- ^ Paytons - Chime Bars
- ^ Chime bars- (metal) - Classroom Percussion
- ^ LP Concert Series Bar Chimes - 25 Bars
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