Tubaphone
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A tubaphone is a type of metallophone constructed from a series of metal tubes arranged in a keyboard configuration.[1][2] The tubes are similar in length to that of a xylophone, and sound vaguely like a glockenspiel.[3]
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Other names
- Tubaphon
- Tubophone
- Tubuscampanophon
Hornbostel–Sachs classification111.232
(Sets of percussion tubes)
(Sets of percussion tubes)
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| Percussion instrument | |
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| Other names |
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| Classification | Keyboard percussion |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.232 (Sets of percussion tubes) |
| Playing range | |
| C6–C8 | |
| Builders | |