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| Percussion instrument | |
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| Classification | Percussion |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.242.222 (Sets of clapper bells) |
| Inventor(s) | Robert and William Cor |
| Developed | 1696–1724 |
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A handbell is a bell designed to be rung by hand. To ring a handbell, a ringer grasps the bell by its slightly flexible handle – traditionally made of leather, but often now made of plastic – and moves the arm to make the hinged clapper strike the inside of the bell. An individual handbell can be used simply as a signal to catch people's attention or summon them together, but handbells are also often heard in tuned sets.[1]
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