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dulcitone|ˈdʌlsɪtəʊn|
[f. L. dulcis sweet + tone n.]
A keyboard instrument in which steel forks are struck by hammers (see quot. 1888).
1888T. Machell Brit. Pat. 4071 1 My invention, which I call ‘The Dulcitone’, has been designed to meet the want now generally felt of a portable keyboard percussion instrument... In the ‘Dulcitone’ the sound producers (hereinafter referred to as forks) are bars of steel bent into a U form, the forks being of graduated lengths for the various musical notes. 1909Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 206/2 The dulcitone is a musical instrument on the lines of the pianoforte. 1923R. Noble Shakespeare's Use of Song 17 The dulcitone, which is portable and is capable of being performed upon by an actor or actress of moderate musical accomplishment. 1970R. Smith Brindle Contemp. Percussion 63 The dulcitone, as its name suggests, is soft and sweet, with a bell-like sound not unlike the celesta. |