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Glass glockenspiel. Nominal pitch: E?.
Technical description: 15 glass plates, width 29, lengths not ascertainable, mounted on 2 linen tapes in a wooden box; with lid to form case. Each glass 'bar' is supported on four tiny pieces of wood or similar, which are used to glue the bars into position - two on top tape, two on bottom.
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19th Century - Maker:
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University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification:111.222 Sets of percussion plaques
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.222 Sets of percussion plaques
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:box side-to-side 494, front-to-back 126-89.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15087