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marimba and xylophone and other instruments
Yesterday two men played a marimba at church, and I thought of what to call it
in Lojban. {amrimba} is a valid fu'ivla, but for xylophones in general, I'm
not so sure. Does {mudjanbypi'o} make sense?
What exactly is a pipno? Does any instrument with something arranged like a
piano keyboard qualify, or do they have to be keys?
{damri} according to the gimste includes cymbals and gongs as well as drums.
Cymbals and gongs are idiophones, and cymbals are held at the center; drums
are membranophones held at the outside. Hornbostel-Sachs classifies bells,
cymbals, and gongs all as 111 and most drums as 21.
phma