Song bells
A set of Deagan song bells | |
| Percussion instrument | |
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| Other names |
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| Classification | Keyboard percussion |
| Playing range | |
| G4–C7 (can vary, such as F4–C7 or C4–C7) | |
| Related instruments | |
| Builders | |
| J. C. Deagan, Inc. | |
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Song bells sometimes called Tenor Glockenspiel are a musical instrument in the keyboard percussion family. They are a mallet percussion instrument in the metallophone family that is essentially a cross between the vibraphone, glockenspiel, and celesta. They have bars made of aluminum.
They sound one octave down from the glockenspiel, or one octave above concert pitch and generally have a range of 2+1⁄2 octaves. Song bells have been made by various makers at different times but were first introduced by J. C. Deagan, Inc. in 1918 and manufactured by the company until 1924.