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Code No.:AB2189 Product Name.:Flexaton Classification:Other |
You can create the most exciting effects with this instrument. The appearance of the flexaton is similar to that of a spatula, to which a bow and two mallets are attached on each side. But its abilities go far beyond that: the range of tones that can be generated ranges from wind to sawing and knocking to ringing. Shaking the instrument creates a metallic sound. The flexaton is held on the bracket; pressing the thumb on the "spatula" increases the tone. If you stroke it lightly, a glissando effect (smooth changes in pitch) can be achieved. The instrument is used in the theater or in radio plays. For example, the springy calyxes in "Biene Maja" were set to music with the flexaton.