What kind of musical instrument is a string bell?

String bells, Tibetan and Yao people shake and beat body-sounding musical instruments. Tibetan is called Ega, which means bell, and Yao is called mother pillar. Popular in Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Qinghai, Gansu and other provinces.

shape characteristics

The string bells were originally ornaments and ringing instruments tied around the necks of domestic animals such as mules, horses, donkeys and dogs. It is made by hanging more than twenty small metal bells on a cloth belt or belt. The small bell is cold-pressed or cast into two hemispheres with copper and iron, and then synthesized into spheroids. Specifications vary in size, ranging from 2 cm to 6 cm in diameter. The outer side of the bell is provided with an annular ear for hanging, and the other side is provided with a slender opening as a sound outlet, and an iron bead is installed in the bell. In addition to the spherical shape, there are many kinds of bells, such as oval, gourd and peach. Besides the zigzag opening, there are several kinds of sound holes, such as arc and herringbone.