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Song bells

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Song bells
A set of Deagan song bells
Percussion instrument
Other names
  • Celeste song bells
Classification Keyboard percussion
Playing range
G4–C7 (can vary, such as F4–C7 or C4–C7)
Related instruments
Builders
J. C. Deagan, Inc.

Song bells are a musical instrument in the keyboard percussion family. They are a mallet percussion instrument in the metallophone family that is essentially a cross between the vibraphone, glockenspiel, and celesta. They have bars made of aluminum.[1]

They sound one octave down from the glockenspiel, or one octave above concert pitch and generally have a range of 2+12 octaves. Song bells have been made by various makers at different times but were first introduced by J. C. Deagan, Inc. in 1918 and manufactured by the company until 1924.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ Beck, John H., ed. (2014). Encyclopedia of Percussion (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-415-97123-2. OCLC 939052116.
  2. ^ Beatrice, Edgerly (1942). From the Hunter's Bow: The History and Romance of Musical Instruments. G. P. Putnam's Sons. p. 422. ISBN 0-897654-80-3. OCLC 1102237680.
  3. ^ Strain, James Allen (2017). A Dictionary for the Modern Percussionist and Drummer. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8108-8693-3. OCLC 974035735.