Instrument Inventory
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This 10' X 4' heavy gauge sheet of stainless steel is
one of the many metal "found sounds" in the studio
instrument collection. Probably the best anvil sound
at Tambourine is also a found sound. It's the sound
of one of the 8" steel columns that support the 15'
ceiling struck with a ball peen hammer. Now that's
what I call music!
--SF
10' X 4' Stainless Steel ThunderSheet
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Instrument A.K.A. Description Origin
Sabar Sabar African Peg Drum Played with hand and thin stick Africa
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Sand Paper Sand Blocks ...that old "soft Shoe" sound USA
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Sanh Sua Vietnamese Cricket Two flat plates on a split bamboo handle Vietnam
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Sansa Kalimba, Mbira Thumb piano (see Kalimba) Africa
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Séssé K'sing-k'sing falt sheet metal "ears" attached to the djembe West Africa (esp Guinea, Mali, Senegal)
Shekere Large Beaded Gourd Beaded net outside a calabash Gourd Africa, Cuba
Shekere, Tail Beaded Gourd Rattle Beaded net outside a Gourd with "tail" of extra cord. Africa, USA
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Shime Daiko Taiko Rope tensioned drum with two lacquered heads Japan
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Ship's Bell Captain's Bell Brass bell with clapper USA
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Singing bowls Tibetan Prayer Bowls Prayer Bowls Played by friction with wood stick . Tibet
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Siren Whistle Siren Whistle Vaudeville comic siren whistle. USA, UK
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Sistrum, African African Sistrum Rattles with coins, Disks or bottle caps strung on a wood and wire frame Africa
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Sistra, misc. Sistrums A little more refined than african sistrums, but the same idea Midde East
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Sizzle Cymbal Rivet Cymbals Cymbals with rivets; sustained soft hissing sound. Various Origins
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Slapstick Whip Two hinged flat pieces of wood; bright whip-crack accent. USA
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Sleigh Bells, misc. Jingle Bells a variety of different types incuding large antique set from a sleigh in Vermont. USA
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Slide Whistles, misc. Slide Flute More Vaudeville! Cartoon-type slide whistles of various types. Various Origins
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Slit Drums Poëtti, Log Drum Wood drum, multi toned, carved from one piece of wood Various
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Snare Drums, misc. Side Drum Several high quality vintage snares. USA
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Snare, Piccolo Piccolo Snare Drums 3"x13" Blaymeyer, 4"X12" Trick & Ocheltree USA
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Snare Drum, Field Parade Drum 14"x15" Roland Dynasonic USA
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Splash Cymbals Splash Cymbals Variety of small thin cymbals Various
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Spoke Tree Spokes Tree Assembly of graduating Remo Roto-Tom frames. USA
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Spoons, misc. Spoons Assorted metal and wood spoons USA
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Spring Coils Coils About 6" diameter metal coils USA
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Spring, Truck Automotive Spring Large auto suspension spring. USA
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Stamping Tubes Stamp Tubes Tuned bamboo or PVC tubes closed at one end, stuck against the ground. Pacific Islands
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Steel Sheet Thunder Sheet 4' X 10' suspended stainless steel sheet; awesome sound. USA
Stones Stone clickers Small flat stones. USA
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Surdo Brazilian Bass Drum Large lightweight bass drum with calf heads. Brazil
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Tabla Tablas Several Pairs of North Indian Drums India
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Taiko Shime Daiko Japanese Folk Drum Japan
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Talking Bells Gankogui African Iron double bells. Africa
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Talking Drums, misc. Tama, Dundun Usually "Talking Drum" refers to hour glass-shaped squeeze drums. Also see: Atumpan (Gahnaian Talking Drum) Africa
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Tam Tams Gongs Large flat deep Gongs, various sizes and makers China, Switzerland
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Tamborin Brazilian Tamborim Small single headed hand-held drum, very bright tight sound. Brazil
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Tambourines, misc. Frame Drum Huge collection, of course. With and without heads. Various Origins
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Tap Shoes Taps Pair of patent leather tap shoes. Very becoming... Italy
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Tapan Davul, Macedonian Tupan Large (20"x16") drum with goatskin heads played with a heavy wood beater on one side and a thin switch on the other Bulgaria, Turkey, Eastern Europe
Tar Def Generic Arabic Frame Drum Middle East
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Telephone Connectors Telephone Clickers Old metal Telephone Connectors, castenet-like, but warmer. Used a lot during the Disco craze. USA
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Temple Blocks Mokugyo Round Carved, and assebled plywood deep wood Blocks Various Origins
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Temple Clickers Clickers Little wood rattles. Japan
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Thunder Sheet Steel Sheet see Steel Sheet USA
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Timbale Timbales Latin Timbale, various makers USA, Cuba
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Timpani Kettledrums Walter Light Dresden with supended copper bowls USA
Tinglik Grantang, Rindik Bamboo Tube Xylophone Bali
Tingsha Tingcha Small thick cymbals. Buddhist Prayer Cymbals India
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Tinkle Toys Music Box Rattle Toy with interior metal tines struck by a ball. Japan
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Togo Rattle Adodo, Iron Rattle Iron Rattle form Togo, also Ghana Africa
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Tolonyi Djun Djun Bell Iron bell attached to a Doun Doun Africa
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Tom Toms, Indian Native American Drums Taos American Indian Drums with rawhide heads. Great generic ehnic Tom Toms USA
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Tom Toms, Concert Concert Toms Standard Toms of graduated sizes USA
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Toy Cymbals Toy Cymbals Assorted toy and small Chinese cymbals Various
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Toy Xylophones Toy Xylo small toy tube xylophone Taiwan
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Triangles, Misc. Triangles Large assortment including orchestral, rhythm, Cajun,Chuck Wagon, ridged etc Various Sources
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Tube Reco Recofone see Recophones Brazil
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Tubos Chocollos, Shakers Tube Shakers misc. Various Sources
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Tugangay Devil Chasers Split Bamboo Buzz-sticks Phillipines
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Tupan Davul, Tapan Bass Drum with Goatskin heads, Rope Tension Turkey or Balkan
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Turkey Call Gobble-gobble Folk Art sound effect Appalachia
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