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The "fourth chime" was a variation of the standard three-segment version, which repeated the closing "C" chime, to become "G-E-C-C". It was initially adopted as a paging method for the New York City area, summoning employees listening at home to report for work at NBC headquarters in order to assist with an important developing story.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Xylophone; Xylorimba; Auxiliary percussion (Untuned percussion) ... Jingle bells (sleigh bells) Slide whistle; Tambourine;
Xylophone: Ghana, Uganda, Zambia Pitched 111.212 Idiophone The xylophone is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets Xylorimba: Pitched 111.212 Idiophone Yanggeum: Korea Pitched Chordophone A type of Hammer dulcimer Yangqin: China Pitched Chordophone Type of hammered dulcimer. Yuka: Congo ...
Electrophones are instruments in which sound is generated by electrical means. While it is not officially in any published form of the Hornbostel–Sachs system, and hence, lacking proper numerical subdivisions, it is often considered a fifth main category.
111.242 Bells - The vibration is weakest near the vertex. Bell tree; 111.242.1 Individual bells 111.242.11 Resting bells whose opening faces upward. Cowbell; 111.242.12 Hanging bells suspended from the apex. 111.242.121 Hanging bells without internal strikers. 111.242.122 Hanging bells with internal strikers. Bell; 111.242.2 Sets of bells or ...
African Xylophone also known as Ogbongelenge by the Igbo tribe. AID Project. The term marimba is also applied to various traditional folk instruments such as the West Africa balafon. Early forms were constructed of bars atop a gourd. [9] The wood is first roasted around a fire before shaping the key to achieve the desired tone.
Church bells were revolutionized by Deagan through his design of tubular bells, and the NBC chimes were Deagan's creation. [1] Railroad passengers were summoned to the dining car with "G-E-C" played on a Deagan chime. [2] The brand name ultimately was acquired by Yamaha, in 1984, and they distribute and sell products with the Deagan name.
Sound sample: seven-note scale played on the Ranat ek. The ranat ek (Thai: ระนาดเอก, pronounced [ranâːt ʔèːk], "also xylophone") is a Thai musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of 22 wooden bars suspended by cords over a boat-shaped trough resonator and struck by two mallets.