Instrument Inventory
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Recophones from Brazil and America. The round one is a Mazdafone. Click the photo to hear the sound...
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Instrument A.K.A. Description Origin
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

 

USA
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
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
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 -
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
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
Rub Rods Rub Rods Tuned aluminum rods rubbed with a rosined glove. Very pure high fundamental tone USA
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