Pixiphone
| Percussion instrument | |
|---|---|
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.212 (Sets of percussion sticks) |
| Developed | 1950s |
| Builders | |
| Chas E. Methven Ltd | |
The Pixiphone was a range of toy glockenspiels (although they were inaccurately labelled as xylophones on their packaging). The larger Pixiphones had a 'raiser-bar' which could be used to end a note abruptly, rather than letting the sound fade naturally. Although marketed as a children's toy, the Pixiphone could be tuned pitch-perfect and was very robust, resulting in many children using them at British schools for music instruction, and occasional use on professional recordings by established musicians (see "recordings" below).
