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AVincentInSpace ,

Aren't those metallophones? Last I checked glockenspiels were a different (and much smaller) critter

Clbull ,

As opposed to a xylophone made of dicks, which is a cockenspiel.

invertedspear ,

How is it that this literally came up in conversation at the family get together over the weekend, and on Monday it’s being memed? Proof again this world is just a simulation and has memory limitations.

x4740N ,
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So xylo ren is wood ren

synae ,
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My fave part is when Ripley fights the xylophone queen in the mech outfit

numberfour002 ,

Is there an all encompassing term for xylophones and all the instruments that are "Xylophones" with X feature(s)?

Ephera ,

I guess, it would be this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_percussion_instrument

son_named_bort ,

Glockenspiels are usually smaller than xylophones.

10_0 ,

Pic of your cockenspiel?

9point6 ,

This always messed with me as a kid because for no reason I can come up with, xylophone made sense as the metal one and glockenspiel made sense as the wood one

It took more effort than it should to unlearn this

pumpkinseedoil , (edited )

German Glocke = English bell = made out of metal

Literally Glockenspiel = bell game

menemen , (edited )
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And this is why it is good advice not to think too much about that word as a German speaker.

Flughoernchen ,

Chiming in for clarification: Literally it's "bell game" but the word's meaning is more like "bells that play" or "bells to play with".

JoeBigelow ,
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Oh yah, play with my bells

hardaysknight ,

Aw man I just spieled on mein glock

cosmicrookie ,
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Xylo=wood in Greek

Knowing this made this even more confusing though!

TrendigOsthyvel ,

God damm xylophobes.

infeeeee ,

No, they are called metallophones, glockenspiel is just one of them. Other common metallophones are the tubular bells and the vibraphone

Viking_Hippie ,

tubular bells

Fixed the link for you 😉

infeeeee ,

22:53 to be precise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv_4sZCLlr0&t=1373

OutlierBlue ,

I knew what this was before clicking.

Viking_Hippie ,

Tubular, dude!

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e95da3f8-7390-4f2f-8f54-d563a97ccfc5.jpeg

OozingPositron ,
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TUBULAR BELLS!

Cagi ,

The vibraphone wants a word. Lionel Hampton is spinning in his grave.

Fester ,

The marimba has left the chat.

trashxeos ,

Sad Joe Porter noises

meekah ,
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As far as I understand, a vibraphone is basically a glockenspiel with resonators

praise_idleness ,

Ah, I see. It's Xylophones

bstix ,

A xylophone has wooden bars.

A marimba is a xylophone with resonator tubes.

A glockenspiel is a xylophone with metal bars..

A metal marimba is a marimba with metal bars (or a glockenspiel with resonator tubes).

A vibraphone is a metal marimba with a motor spinning a disc inside the resonators which can create a vibrato and it has a damper (sustain pedal).

meekah ,
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oooh I see, thanks for that clarification :)

Slovene ,

No, vibraphone is the setting that discretely lets you know someone is calling you without annoying everyone around you.

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