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what is an idiophone?


 * This is well-answered in the article now, but I'm wondering where we'd classify the wobble board? It doesn't appear to be struck, plucked, blown or rubbed, but does appear to be an idiophone. Perhaps four categories aren't going to cover it. ;) - toh 03:31, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Wood block
I added "wood block" to the struck idiophones section.

--Treeblock 21:46, 4 December 2006 (UTC)khopny-8y f

Cymbals
Are cymbals part of this classification? Dogru144 15:03, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

According to "The New Harvard Dictionary of Music", yes, cymbals are part of this classification. Idiophonist (talk) 07:33, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Classification of the Mbira
In this article, the mbira is listed as an example of an idiophone. However, in the musical instrument article (which links to this article) the mbira is listed as a llemelophone and it clearly states that it can be tuned and as such is NOT an idiophone. These two articles contradict each other. Which one is correct? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adaeriel (talk • contribs) 18:42, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

"The New Harvard Dictionary of Music" includes the mbira in their subclass of "Plucked idiophones" along with the jew's harp and music box as examples. "Plucked Idiophone (lamellaphone, linguaphone). A flexible tongue, fixed at one end and free at the other is plucked: jew's harp, mbira, music box." Randel, Don Michael, ed.; "The New Harvard Dictionary of Music"; The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA; 1986. Idiophonist (talk) 07:40, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Hank drum
The Hank drum is a steel tone drum, an idiophone, recently invented by Dennis Havlena. It is somewhat like a cross between the steelpan and the mbira. It is made from propane tanks, and thus has the potential for widespread use as a folk instrument. CharlesJustice (talk) 00:08, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The Hank drum has nothing to do with the steelpan. If this was true you could also say that the vibraphone is cross between steelpan and Piano, or the harmonica is a cross between steelpan and flute. --Ixkeys (talk) 22:55, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

"Idio..."
Something about what the "Idio" prefix means would be helpful.--64.81.149.67 (talk) 13:24, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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