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  2. Bonshō - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] The sound of the bell is made up of three parts. First is the atari, the impact of the strike. A well-made bell should produce a clean, clear tone. The initial sound of the strike is immediately followed by the prolonged oshi, the reverberation that continues to sound after the bell is struck. This is higher in pitch and is a low ...

  3. Standing bell - Wikipedia

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    Specific terms include resting bell, [1] prayer bowl, [2] Buddha bowl, [3] Himalayan bowl, [4] Tibetan bell, [4] rin gong, [2] bowl gong [3] and cup gong. [2] A bell that is capable of producing a sustained musical note may be known as a singing bowl [4] [3] or Tibetan singing bowl. [4] Contemporary classical music scores use a variety of other ...

  4. Strike tone - Wikipedia

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    Finally, as the sound of the bell ebbs, the slowly decaying hum tone (an octave below the prime, see subharmonic) lingers on." [ 3 ] "When a bell is properly struck, the first note that prominently attracts the attention of the ear is what is known as the strike note, tap note, or fundamental, this is what we call the note of the bell.

  5. Gong - Wikipedia

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    A vessel over 100 metres (330 feet) in length must carry a gong in addition to a bell and whistle, the volume of which is defined in the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. [23] [24] A vessel at anchor or aground sounds the gong in the stern immediately after ringing a bell in her bows so as to indicate her length. [25]

  6. Electric bell - Wikipedia

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    The most widely used form is the interrupter bell, which is a mechanical bell that produces a continuous sound when current is applied. See animation, above. The bell or gong (B), which is often in the shape of a cup or half-sphere, is struck by a spring-loaded arm (A) with a metal ball on the end called a clapper, actuated by an electromagnet ...

  7. Igbo music - Wikipedia

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    A typical udu. Igbo music (Igbo: Egwu nkwa ndi Igbo) is the music of the Igbo people, who are indigenous to the southeastern part of Nigeria.The Igbo traditionally rely heavily on percussion instruments such as the drum and the gong, which are popular because of their innate ability to provide a diverse array of tempo, sound, and pitch. [1]

  8. Striking clock - Wikipedia

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    A striking clock is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell, gong, or other audible device. In 12-hour striking, used most commonly in striking clocks today, the clock strikes once at 1:00 am, twice at 2:00 am, continuing in this way up to twelve times at 12:00 mid-day, then starts again, striking once at 1:00 pm, twice at 2:00 pm, and ...

  9. Babendil - Wikipedia

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    The babendil. The babendil traditionally could be played by either genders. [5] In wooden kulintang ensembles, the kagul is usually substituted for the babendil part. [2] Among the Tausug, the Samal and the Yakan, their babendil-type instrument generally has gone into disuse (Instead, tempo is kept in check using the highest gong on the kulintangan .