what type of instrument is this? percussion related

[Ns1]

if inline doens't work:
https://twitter.com/Tool/status/327704658627936256/photo/1

 

[Possessed Freak]

Probably something very painful to the ear.

 

[effowe]

Closest thing I can find is this..

Inverted (possibly China) cymbal.

 

[Fritzo]

Yeah, looks like a fancy inverted cymbal. Probably more for show than sound.

 

[Zeze]

Steel drum/steel pan?

Each hole has a different note.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-bTMbePj0A

Not really a 'percussion' as it deals with melody, not beats- kind of like xylophone.

 

[DestinyKnight]

Steel drum/steel pan?

Each hole has a different note.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-bTMbePj0A

Not really a 'percussion' as it deals with melody, not beats.

This.

 

[Mixolydian]

Steel drum/steel pan?

That's what it looks like to me.

Not really a 'percussion' as it deals with melody, not beats- kind of like xylophone.

It's still percussion. Many people don't know that the piano is actually a percussion instrument.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Not really a 'percussion' as it deals with melody, not beats- kind of like xylophone.

Xylophones are most definitely percussion instruments. Whether or not an instrument makes a sound by hitting something with something else (percussion) doesn't really determine whether it can be used to play a melody and/or rhythm.

See also: Timpani & Chimes.

 

[Zeze]

Ah I see.

Is there a classification for instruments that aren't exactly 'notes', but beats?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Looks like some kind of dish to me. Though the bumps are rather interesting and would probably be counter productive if it was a dish, unless there is specific reason to bounce off some of the waves. Maybe it's a capturing dish for ambiant sound or something? The pin in the middle could be a small microphone or pickup.

Just a wild guess though.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

if inline doens't work:
https://twitter.com/Tool/status/327704658627936256/photo/1

Danny Carey's new toy?

It's a cymbal. Like all percussion instruments, the sound varies as to where it's struck and with what, but it is nothing like a steel drum; there are no specific areas of the cymbal that produce different notes.

You can see that it is mounted on top of a large ride cymbal at the right of the kit. It's just another place to mount a frequently used accent cymbal. It's probably used as an accent, and may or may not be sonically isolated from the ride it sits on top of. It looks pretty thick, so the sound it makes is going to be sharp with little or no sustain. The dents and ridges on cymbals are part of the manufacturing and tuning process. I can't tell who makes it, but it's not one of the major brands unless it's completely custom.

If you look to the top of the photo, you see several other cymbals mounted this way.

Why not ask Blair? http://www.toolband.com/mailto.php?id=blair

 

[Ns1]

Danny Carey's new toy?

appears so, never seen it before

never seen a cymbal looks so...alien. maybe it's just the instagram filter/lighting it giving it such a crazy color (or maybe it's just like that!)

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

CSB warning

Back in the day, the drummer I played with had salvaged a this huge bell off of the exterior wall of a school that was being demolished. It was the kind that rang to end recess and such. He mounted it up to a cymbal stand and incorporated it into his kit. It had several really nice rings to it, depending on where you struck it. Anyway, it was cool.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Ah I see.

Is there a classification for instruments that aren't exactly 'notes', but beats?

Not really.

Percussion sections are generally divided up into "the guy who's really good at Timpani," "the guy who's really good at mallets," (Xylophone/Marimba) and "the guy who does everything else." ("Utility" or "general" percussion, it's sometimes called. Or the "traps table" for some obscure reason. But even the utility player will play bells/chimes.)

I suppose the term "atonal" could do. But it doesn't get used much, from what I remember.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

appears so, never seen it before

never seen a cymbal looks so...alien. maybe it's just the instagram filter/lighting it giving it such a crazy color (or maybe it's just like that!)

The whole photo has a green tint to it. It just looks like a bright brass cymbal to me. Practically everything he plays with is Sonar or Paiste, but I could't find it. He's into some pretty esoteric shit, so it wouldn't surprise me if it's something he had made just for him.

 

[PenguinPower]

That's what it looks like to me.


It's still percussion. Many people don't know that the piano is actually a percussion instrument.

Nah, brah. It's a chordophone.

 

[Scotteq]

Clearly, that's a Paiste Upsiddedownrecyclingcanlid. <nods sagely>

 

[Lazarus52980]

Clearly, that's a Paiste Upsiddedownrecyclingcanlid. <nods sagaciously>

FIFY

 

[twinrider1]

NU Bell, by Hammerax.

 

[Ns1]

NU Bell, by Hammerax.

WINNER

http://www.hammerax.com/nu.htm