Zymbelstern

The Zimbelstern is a special effects "toy" organ stop, a rotating wooden star with small bells mounted behind it. When the stop is engaged, the star rotates and produces a delicate, tinkling sound.

The Zimbelstern (meaning "cymbal star" in German, and also spelled Cymbelstern, Zymbelstern, or Cimbalstern) is a "toy" organ stop consisting of a metal or wooden star or wheel on which several small bells are mounted. When engaged, the star rotates, producing a continuous tinkling sound.

(also spelled ZIMBELSTERN): A series of small bells, usually high-pitched and not tuned to specific intervals, which ring in a random sequence when activated.

tinkling bell sound When. played, often during Christmas carols, the star spins. and hits the bells at random, making a tinkling bell. sound and bringing lots of festive cheer.

This used nine bell zimbelstern was made by New Century in San Diego. $550 includes shipping in the continental US only.

An organ stop is a component of a pipe organ that admits pressurized air (known as wind) to a set of organ pipes. Its name comes from the fact that stops can be used selectively by the organist; each can be "on" (admitting the passage of air to certain pipes), or "off" (stopping the passage of air to certain pipes).

To bring a rank of pipes into play, the organist pulls a knob or operates a tablet called a “stop.” (This term comes from the fact that pushing a knob in “stops” the pipes from speaking.) Some stops. control two or more ranks, which blend to make one tone color.

percussion instruments Bells may be categorized as idiophones, instruments sounding by the vibration of resonant solid material, and more broadly as percussion instruments.

A carillon is an outdoor musical instrument consisting of a minimum of 23 bells and as many as 70. A group of bells numbering 22 or fewer is known as a chime, such as the set of 10 bells in Phelps Stokes Chapel. Chime bells are normally used to play single-line melodies.

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List of pipe organ stops

There are generally two main types of reed stops: chorus reeds (such as the Trumpet, Clairon and Bombarde), whose main function is to blend with the flue stops and reinforce the full organ; and solo reeds or orchestral reeds (such as the Clarinet, the Oboe, and the Cor Anglais), which often (but not always) imitate ...