Glasschord

Glasschord

The glasschord (or glasscord) is a crystallophone that resembles the celesta but uses keyboard-driven hammers to strike glass bars instead of metal bars.

ee also

*Celesta
*Crystallophone
*Glass
*Keyboard instrument

External links

* [http://www.glassmusic.org/uk/instruments.htm Glass Music]


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