Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glockenspiel-w.htm
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glockenspiel-w.htm
The glockenspiel is basically a xylophone with metal bars instead of wooden bars. Metal, being denser than wood, creates a higher pitch, so the resulting pitch range is higher than the typical xylophone.
Each bar is pretuned during manufacturing according to the desired pitch. A soundbox increases loudness. The bars are typically played with sticks, usually with hard balls on their tips.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glockenspiel-w.htm
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glockenspiel-w.htm
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