Bellarmonic

Bellarmonic [bell + *armonica], metallophone designed by Francis Hopkinson of Philadelphia in 1787 (an improvement of Franklin's armonica [see: glass harmonica]), with metal instead of glass bowls (144, 169). Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAuthorAscendingDescending Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Kassel and Basel, 1949. Sachs, Curt. Handbuch der Musikinstrumentenkunde. Leipzig, 1920.