Name of Instrument: bell chimes

Maker / Brand:

Stearns Catalog #: 0173

Country of Origin: France or Germany?

Region of Origin: Europe

Instrument Category: Idiophone

Date of Fabrication: 19th C.

Location: IDI CASE

Description: This Bell Tree is made of two rows of cup-shaped bells of different pitch. It has thirteen diatonic (one missing) bells and eleven chromatic bells (b flat -b'' flat) that are suspended on wooden rods with brass fittings. A light metal beater (missing) is passed over the edges of the bells to produce a glissando effect.

Research: Prof. James M. Borders