Bell Lyra
date: label: date made
content: 1945-1949
notes: label: Description
content: This glockenspiel was made by an undetermined maker, probably in the United States, around 1945-1949. This two-octave lyre-shaped glockenspiel, or bell lyra, is made of tuned metal bars mounted on a metal frame with red felt cushioning underneath the bars. The bars are stamped with corresponding notes. The bell lyre is intended for use by marching bands, carried on a pole that fits into a belt worn by the player, and the bars struck with a mallet.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Percussion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ella H. and Herbert H. Wright
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0271.01
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0271.01
label: accession number
content: 1996.0271
objectType: label: Object Name
content: glockenspiel
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27 in x 25 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in; 68.58 cm x 64.77 cm x 6.6675 cm