[lojban] Re: marimba and xylophone and other instruments

[Stephen David Simmons <ssimmons@pcisys.net>]

Pierre Abbat wrote:
> What exactly is a pipno? Does any instrument with something arranged like a 
> piano keyboard qualify, or do they have to be keys?
>   
With a piano, the "keys" don't vibrate, they are part of the striking 
system; with a xylophone, the keys vibrate, similar to a drum.  Since 
there is a gismu for drum, I'd assume that would be the better choice.
> {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.
>   
I'm not sure what the classifications mean, but to me, a xylophone is a 
like a set of miniature drums (generally held at two points on the 
"outside"), generally arranged in a line (though the line isn't always 
straight).  Perhaps {damryli'ica'a}.

Caveat: the most I know about instruments is repairing a piano key 
mechanisms with household scraps.  Not as effective as I would like.

--Stephen Simmons



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