| Instrument |
A.K.A. |
Description |
Origin |
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| Dakadebelo |
Slit drum, Toung Drum |
Wood Box Drum with slats of varying lengthd |
Various Makers |
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| Damaru |
Monkey Drum |
Small hand drum with two strikers on strings attached to shell. Played by twisting the drum. |
Inda |
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| Darabuka |
Doumbek, Dumbek, Darbuk, Tarabuka, Darabukke |
Pat Macsweeny tells me:Darabuka is the most common name for dumbek-type goblet shaped hand drums in the southern Balkans for which it is very common in Rom (Gypsy) Caglia and Brass bands, particularly in Macedonia and Bulgaria. |
Mid East, Eastern Europe |
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| Davul |
Tupan, Tapan |
Macedonian of Turkish bass Drum |
Balkans, Greece, Turkey |
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| Deerskin Drum |
Deerskin Frame Drum |
Native American frame drum with deer hide head. |
USA |
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| Def |
Tar |
Generic Arabic frame drum. |
Mid East |
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| Den-Den Daiko |
Twist Drum |
Small toy whirling drum on handle. Two beads on strings attached to shell strike drum when the handle is twisted. |
Various Origins |
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| Densho |
Hontsuri-gani |
Traditional hanging Temple Bell played with leather hammer. |
Japan |
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| Desk Bells |
Bell Hop Bell |
Hotel desk "ring for service" bell. |
USA |
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| Devil Chasers |
Tugangay, Buzz Sticks |
Split bamboo buzzing ideophone. |
Phillipines |
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| Dholak |
Dholak |
small Indian barrel drum |
India |
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| Djembé |
Walking Drum |
Large Goblet shape Drum with tight goat-skin head |
Guinea,Mali, Senegal |
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| Dji Dunun |
Water Drum |
Large calabash hemispheres played inverted on water. |
West Africa |
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| Djun Djun |
Djoun Djoun |
African Bass Drum, These are carved from single logs. Cow hide heads covered with hair. (Today many are made from 50 gallon oil drums.) |
Africa |
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| DunDun |
Dondon, Talking Drum |
Medium large hourglass-shaped Dagomba talking drum |
Africa |
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| Earth Gong |
Alo |
Rare large hand forged iron bell frim Ghana.. |
Africa |
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| Egg Shakers |
Small Shake |
popular small shakers. |
Various Origins |
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| Egg Spinners |
Hiss effect |
plastic egg with small steel ball bearings inside |
USA |
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| Ekwe |
Krin |
The Ibo version of large hollowed log slit drum |
Nigeria |
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| Elephant Bells |
Tibetan Nested Bells |
wonderful large metal bells of graduating sizes |
India, Tibet |
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| Fan Drums |
Uchiwa-Daiko |
Elegant round flat ceremonial frame drums |
Japan |
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| Field Drum |
Parade Drum |
Marching Snare Drums |
USA |
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| Finger Cymbals, misc |
Zils, Tingsha |
small high cymbals |
Various Origins |
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| Firikyiwa |
Thumb bell |
small hard iron sell shaped bell played with iron thumb ring |
Africa |
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| Flasks |
Whiskey Bottles |
Flat pint flasks with water or oil insid |
USA |
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| Flexatones, misc. |
Flex-a-Tone |
Boing effect. Spring steel flex bell with or without ckappes |
USA |
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| Frigidéiro |
Frying Pan Bell |
small frying pan used in Batucáda like á go go bells. |
Brazil |
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| Gamelan Gongs, misc. |
Kemour, Kempli, |
Round metal bossed gongs used in Balinese Gamelan. |
Bali |
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| Gankogui |
Talking Bells |
Iron double bell sets, various sizes and piches. |
Africa |
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| Giggle Sticks |
Worry Tubes |
Tube with sliding doll voice inside, |
Taiwan |
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| Glockenspeil |
Orchestra Bells |
Concert Orchestra Bells |
USA |
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| Gong Ban |
Gong Ban |
Vietnamese piccolo wood block |
Vietnam |
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| Gran Casa |
Concert Bass Drum |
Bass Drum, Concert , 28" X 14", Calf heads. |
USA |
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| Guiros, Gourd |
Latin Guiro |
Large gourd scraper typically used in Salsa bands |
USA, Cuba |
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| Guiros, misc. |
Scrapers, Reco-reco |
Bamboo, wood or metal scrapers |
Various |
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| Horse Hooves |
Coconut Shells |
Ebony, gourd, or coconut cups used for horse hoof effect |
USA |
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| Hubcaps, misc. |
Mazdafone |
see Mazdafone |
USA |
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| Hyoshigi |
Kabuki Clap Sticks |
Square Hardwood Clap Sticks used in Kabuki and Noh theatre |
Japan |
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| Indian Rattles, misc |
Native American Rattles |
Assortment of rattles made from rawhide, gourd, shell, Goat claw, bone, horn, etc. |
USA |
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| Ipu Ipu |
Slap Gourd |
Hollow bottle gourd played as a hand drum |
Pacific Islands |
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| Jew's Harps |
Jaw Harp, Mouth Harp |
Plucked metal or bamboo reed on a frame, mouth used as resonator and modulator. |
Various Origins |
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| Jingle Sticks |
Ndjuka Stick |
Pole with bells or tambourine disks. |
Various |
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| K'sing K'sing |
séssé, ("ears") Ksink-Ksink |
flat sheet metal rattles originally attached to the Djembé |
Africa |
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| Kalimbas, misc |
Sansa, m'Bira, Deze, Thumb Piano |
Plucked metal reeds on a wood or gourd resonator. |
Africa, USA |
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| Kettledrums |
Timpani |
full set of Dresden type Timpani from American Drum, Denver. |
USA |
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| Kei |
Fish or Alligator Gong |
Stylized ceremonial hanging gong. |
Japan |
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| Key Trees |
Key Chimes |
Array of keys set up as wind chimes. |
USA |
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| Kin |
Bowl Gong, Cup Gong |
Buddhist Meditation prayer bowls |
Korea, Japan, China |
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| Kpoko-Kpoko |
Wood Bell Rattle |
Double-sided carved hand held wood rattle |
Africa |
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| Krin |
Ibo Ekwe, Slit Drum |
Large slit drum made from single log. |
Africa |
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| Kundu |
Long Drum |
Long carved Drum with handle, usually with Lizard Skin head. |
Puapua New Guinea |
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