Struck idiophone

According to Sachs,[1] "Struck Idiophones consist of one or several pieces made of a sonorous substance and struck with a stick or a similar device with rotary motion of the arm.

"Directly struck idiophones produce sound resulting from a direct action of the performer as opposed to the indirectly struck idiophones.

The player strikes the instrument with a direct action, either by hand or by mechanical intermediate devices, beaters, keyboards, or by pulling ropes, etc.

It is definitive that the player can apply clearly defined individual strokes and that the instrument itself is equipped for this kind of percussion.

They are either two-handed, if each hand holds the other part (as with cymbals), or else one-handed (or clappers)....It should indicated, if possible, whether they are violently clashed together or gently brought together in order to cause a tinkling sound.

Clappers must be described according to their materials...A combined type is cymbals on clappers.According to Sachs,[3] struck idiophones: consist of one or several pieces made of a sonorous substance and struck with a stick or a similar device with rotary motion of the arm.

111.212 Sets of percussion sticks in a range of different pitches combined into one instrument.

111.222 Sets of percussion plaques - Examples are the Lithophone and also most Metallophones.

111.242.11 Sets of resting bells whose opening faces upward.

Indirectly stuck idiophones produce sound resulting from an indirect action of the performer as opposed to the directly struck idiophones.

[5] The player makes a shaking motion 112.11 Suspension rattles - Perforated idiophones are mounted together, and shaken to strike against each other.

112.24 Scraped wheels - cog rattles or Ratchet 112.3 Split idiophones - Instruments in the shape of two springy arms connected at one end and touching at the other: the arms are forced apart by a little stick, to jingle or vibrate on recoil.