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xylophone, chimes, marimbas, drums and ride cymbals under certain circumstances, timpani, and many other percussion instruments can use the hammer/mallet to play it. Technically, the piano use hammers on the strings to produce sound, and the harpiscord plucks at the strings, but it is categorized as a string instrument.
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Even a bass drum is hit with a drumstick with a large head on it, rather like a hammer.
But they aren't hammers... they're known as 'mallets' and look nothing like a hammer. They just have a softer head on the top of the stick to produce a different sound.
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∙ 6y agoMallets are mainly used on instruments such as xylophones, marimbas, and glockenspiels, though a different type of mallet is also used on timpani.
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What instrument did mal evans play on maxwell's silver hammer?
Percussion; specifically, an anvil, that he struck with a hammer.
What are instrument that are struck belong a group called they are what instrument?
Percussion ofcourse
Is a trumpet a percussion instrument?
no because Trumpets are brasswind instruments - percussion instruments have to be struck in some way - such as a drum
What family does the piano belong to?
It is considered a percussion instrument since the strings are struck by hammers to produce tones. It is also considered a string instrument by some.
What music family is the piano?
It's percussion because the strings are hit with hammers. It can be classified as a percussion or string instrument.The piano is in the percussion family because the sound is generated from little hammers and wires inside. When you press a piano key, the hammer hits the wire, producing sound. The action of the hammer hitting the wire is what classifies it as a percussion instrument, like when hit hit a mallet on a bell kit.
What instrument did mal evans play on maxwell's silver hammer?
Percussion; specifically, an anvil, that he struck with a hammer.
Why does the piano belongs to a percussion instrument?
Piano belongs to a percussion instrument family. in order to produce a sound strings has to be struck by hammer. The striking action defines piano as a percussion instrument. Pianist is unable to produce the sound directly, like violinist or guitarist, for that reason piano can not be classified to string instrument family.
How do you spell precudhsisanand instrument?
The correct spelling for the instrument is "percussion."
Why is the tambourine a percussion instrument?
Because it makes it's sound by being shaken or struck. That is the definition of a percussion instrument.
What are instrument that are struck belong a group called they are what instrument?
Percussion ofcourse
What is the meaning of percussion instruments?
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater (including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles); struck, scraped or rubbed by hand; or struck against another similar instrument.
Why is keyboard included in percussion?
It's registered as a percussion instrument because each key is attached to a hammer which hits a string to generate a sound.
Is a trumpet a percussion instrument?
no because Trumpets are brasswind instruments - percussion instruments have to be struck in some way - such as a drum
What family does the piano belong to?
It is considered a percussion instrument since the strings are struck by hammers to produce tones. It is also considered a string instrument by some.
What music family is the piano?
It's percussion because the strings are hit with hammers. It can be classified as a percussion or string instrument.The piano is in the percussion family because the sound is generated from little hammers and wires inside. When you press a piano key, the hammer hits the wire, producing sound. The action of the hammer hitting the wire is what classifies it as a percussion instrument, like when hit hit a mallet on a bell kit.
Is the harp a percussion instrument?
The harpsichord is a stringed, specifically plucked stringed, instrument, like a guitar. Percussion instruments are those where you have to hit something to make the sound. So drums are percussive, obviously, but less obviously the piano is also percussion, because the sound is made by striking the strings. Harpsichord is not percussive because the strings are plucked, not struck.
What struck percussion instrument consists of two metal plates?
High Hat.
