Instrument |
A.K.A. |
Description |
Origin |
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Log Drum |
Krin, Eke, Poëtti |
Large wood drum carved from single length of wood |
Various Origins |
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Long Drum |
Kundu |
Long carved Drum with handle, with Lizard Skin head |
Papua New Guinea |
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Maracas, misc. |
hand rattles |
Shaker rattles of wood, rawhide, plastic, shell, etc. |
Various Origins |
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Marimba |
Marimba |
Deagan Rosewood 4-1/3 8va's |
USA |
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Mark Trees, misc. |
Tube Chimes |
Tubes or rods suspended on a bar , all drilled at the same distance from the top. |
Various Origins |
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Mazdafone |
Hub Cap Phone, Recophone |
Springs on a hubcap resonator played with a metal rod
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USA |
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M'bira |
Kalimba, Sansa |
Thumb piano --see Kalimba |
Various Origins |
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Meditation Bowls |
Kin, Prayer Bowls, Bowl Gongs |
Cup and bowl shaped Prayer Gongs Struck or rubbed with a wood rod. Long beautiful sustain. |
Japan, Tibet |
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Mokugyo |
Buddhist Temple Blocks |
Round carved Temple Blocks in the shape of a stylized fish |
Japan, Korea |
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Molding Ratchet |
Wood Guiro |
long scraper. Strip of ribbed molding is dragged over a stationary object. |
USA |
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Monkey Drum |
Damaru |
Small hand drum with two strikers on strings attached to shell. Played by twisting. |
India |
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Mortar Shell |
Artillery Shell |
Brass artillery shell casing, a nice bell. |
USA |
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Nut Shell Rattles |
Nut shell cluster |
variety of rattles formed from bundles of different varieties of nut shells |
Various Origins |
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Obsidian Chimes |
Obsidian Wind Chimes |
Wind Chimes of rare volcanic "needle" obsidian. |
USA |
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Ocarina, Clay |
Clay Whistle |
Folk art, low chambered whistle |
Central America |
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Ocean Drum |
Ocean Drum |
Flat two headed frame drum with lots of small ball bearings inside. From Remo |
USA |
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Opera Gongs |
Bending Gongs |
see "Bending Gongs " |
Japan, China |
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Overtone Pipes |
Blugles, Whirlies |
Corrugated tube flutes whirled around to produce flute sounds along the overtone series. |
USA |
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Oxygen Bottles |
Gas Bottle Bell |
Surplus Airline oxygen Cylinder. High pitched anvil-like bell. |
USA |
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Pandéiro |
Brazilian Tambourine |
Headed Tambourine with plates facing each other. |
Brazil |
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Piatti, misc. |
Orchestra Crash Cymbals |
Several pair, various makers. |
Various |
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Piccolo Wood Blocks |
Piccolo Wood Blocks |
Very high pitched wood blocks. Wide assortment. |
Various |
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Pin Chimes |
Piano Peg Chimes |
Piano tuning peg wind chimes; extremely high frequencies. |
USA |
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Pipe Anvils |
Misc. metal |
Interesting scrap metal artifacts |
USA |
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Pods, misc. |
Pod Rattles |
Lots of Seed Pods, nutshell rattles, clusters of dried pods, shells, etc. |
Various Origins |
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Poëtti |
Slit Drum |
Slitted log drum, cutting sound. |
South Pacific Islands |
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Pop Guns |
Champagne Pop |
Misc. toy pop guns, champagne cork effects |
Various Origins |
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Pots and Pans Misc |
Kitchen Percussion |
This is where my cookware winds up when the teflon wears off..... |
My Kitchen |
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Powow Drum |
Salish Indian Drum |
Traditional Ceremonial American Indian drum about 22" X 14" with Buffalo skin heads. Made by Tachini Pete of the Salich Nation. |
Flathead Reservation, Arlee Mt |
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Pueli |
Peuli Sticks, Bamboo Switch |
Slitted Bamboo tubes struck together. |
Hawaii |
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Quica |
Cuica |
see: Cuica |
Brazil |
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Quinto |
Conga |
The smallest of a set of three conga drums |
Afro-Cuba |
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Quixáda |
Jawbone |
The jawbone of a mule. When struck with a fist the teeth rattle. Rarely seen today, the ubiquitous Vibra-slap usually is it's replacement. |
Latin America, Caribbean |
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Rainsticks, misc. |
Rain Tube |
Tubes containing small stones or shells produce a rain effect when the tube is turned slowly end over end. |
USA |
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Ratchets, misc |
Cog Rattles |
Wood, metal ratchets, also fishing reels, socket wrenches |
Various Origins |
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Recophones, misc |
Scraper, Guiro, Reco-Reco |
Usually refers to Brazilian metal tube-and-spring scrapers (see mazdafone) |
Brazil, USA |
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Reed Shaker |
Matte Rattle |
Stones or shells slide inside two reed mats. |
Africa |
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Repenique |
Hepenique |
Two-headed soloist drum used in batucáda (street samba) |
Brazil |
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Ribbon Crashers |
Crashers |
Peter Englehart's metal crash construction |
USA |
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Riq |
Mosaic Tambourine |
Small Tambourine, fish-skin head, typically inlaid with mosaic pattern. |
Mid East |
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Rub Rods |
Rub Rods |
Tuned aluminum rods rubbed with a rosined glove. Very pure high fundamental tone |
USA |
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