The rock and roll bands in the 1950s used a keyboard operated bell
machine (glock) called a 'Jenco'. It worked very well in the studio,
but required microphone pickups to get enough volume on stage. I have
always thought of it as a Chrysoglott, since it has a piano-like hammer
striking a metal bar over a resonator.
I still have ours. I have thought of automating it to play with the
piano.
Jon Guy
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