Musical stone

Musical stone slab of sonorous stone struck with a heavy beater. Greatly valued in Asia, musical stones have also been found in places as far apart as Venezuela and Samoa (tuned stone in Samoa). In some Christian churches of Ethiopia and Chios they are used instead of bells. The largest stones are found suspended in Vietnamese temples, where they reach several ft. in size and a thickness of ca. 10 cm. (4 in.). In China musical stones are cut in L shape, with an obtuse angle. In antiquity they…