Chime bar

A chime bar or resonator bell[1] is a percussion instrument consisting of a tuned metal bar similar to a glockenspiel bar, with each bar mounted on its own wooden resonator.[2][3] Chime bars are played with mallets again similar to a glockenspiel.

For other uses, see Chime.
A set of nine chime bars, tuned diatonically

The sound is similar to a glockenspiel, but with much more sustain, similar in this respect to a vibraphone but without the vibrato.

Chime bars can be arranged on a table to be played by a single player, or played by a group in a similar fashion to handbells, with each member holding a chime in one hand and a mallet in the other. They are used from professional music to classrooms.[4]

  • A single chime in G
    A single chime in G
  • The same chime disassembled to show the resonator and mounting
    The same chime disassembled to show the resonator and mounting

See also

References
  1. Jerry Storms (1 December 2001). 101 More Music Games for Children: New Fun and Learning with Rhythm and Song. Hunter House. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-0-89793-298-1. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. "Studio 49 Individual Chime Bar C52-A73: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. "Paytons - Chime Bars". Paytons.com.au. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. "Chime bars- (Metal) - Classroom Percussion". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  5. "LP Concert Series Bar Chimes - 25 Bars". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
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