Clavi-lame

Clavi-lame (Fr.: keyed bar), keyboard instr. invented by Papelard in 1848, with metal tongues, a successor to his *claviola, 2. The tone was said to be soft and less brilliant than that of a piano. A forerunner of the celesta (176, 204). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Sachs, Curt. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913. Wright, Rowland. Dictionnaire des instruments de musique. London, 1941.

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