Listen to the Manta Ray:

The Manta Ray metallophone adds a little bit of sparkle to our range of Outdoor Musical Instruments. Characterised by a bright, clear, softer tone, this elegant aluminium metallophone is a beautiful sounding instrument set in a stainless steel frame. The individual chime tubes are suspended by coated steel cable. The scale is diatonic (c major) and is mirrored to the right and left sides.  The range is two octaves and a fifth.

Metallophones have become increasingly popular. Similar to the glockenspiel it is a percussion instrument consisting of a graduated series of metal bars to be struck with a hand-held mallets.  The name metallophone is simply a word to describe the type of instrument.

Metallophones existed in China during the 7th century. By the 17th century, metallophones reached northern Europe through Indonesia where there are many different types with names such as slentem, gender and saron.  They were originally used as practice instruments but were accepted as performance instruments in the 18th century. In the 20th century, the music-education methods of Carl Orff added metallophones to many classrooms around the world.

Please note that photos of our instruments may show slight variations in the style of some instrument components.  Not all styles are available in all countries and some are custom made for specific clients.  Please contact us if you have any questions about the individual component styles available in the US.

“If you’re interested in getting 2D/3D CAD files for all our instruments, please click on the link below and you will be able to choose from a variety of formats.  You will also be able to “drag and drop” these files into any CAD design you’re working with.

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