Celesta: Brief Description — VSL
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“Classification
Idiophone with definite pitch, metallophone, keyboard instrument
Case
Height: 110 cm,
width: approx. 100 cm,
depth: 60 cm
Keyboard
Piano keys for sound production.
Damper pedal
Mechanical device that raises the dampers.
Weight
From 50–130 kg depending on size and range.
Metal bars
Steel alloy
Resonator boxes
Below each metal bar there is a resonator box, made of wood and formed corresponding to the relevant pitch
Hammers
Wood core wrapped in felt. As the pitch gets deeper the felt gets thicker to produce a warmer sound.
Tuning
Chromatic, usually tuned to 442 hertz equal temperament (between 442–446 hertz depending on the tuning pitch of the orchestra)”