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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1985
Page
9
A large drum with skin stretched over both ends creates a deep booming rhythm. Made from several materials, it is played by tapping striking shaking or beating to add tone color. A smaller drum with strings on the bottom rattles, producing a crisp sound alongside the larger drum.
Describes steel triangle and kettledrum uses and tuning with foot pedals. Notes its brass body and calfskin, and the tinkling sound from struck surfaces. Explains the xylophone like set of wooden bars and a chime-like metal pipe ensemble that imitates church bells when struck.
A brass cymbal clacks as strings and hammers reveal a hybrid instrument. It features 88 keyboard keys guiding tiny felt hammers to strike metal strings, blending percussion and string elements. A separate plucked string section spans 47 strings from five inches to over five feet, producing delicate angelic tones.
A playful prompt lists items to spot in a brainteaser: fish, golf club, horseshoe, bacon strip, letter C, scissors, balloon, crayon, two needles, letter T, bowling pin. The goal is to locate these objects in a mixed puzzle or scene.
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