table top pyramid of chimes?

[ZweiBieren]

On a cruise in Alaska a musician had an instrument I cannot find on he web. It was a small ceramic pyramid about a foot high. I believe there were chimes up and down the sides. Is there such a thing? What is it called?

 

[welagio]

It looks like an oriental musical instrument, but I don't remember the name of this instrument. Maybe a "singing pyramid"? You got me interested))

 

[ZweiBieren]

Thanks for your interest.

The "singing pyramids" I found on the web are 4 connected triangles. The whole instrument vibrates.

The instrument I remember was a ceramic pyramid two or three times taller than the width of a side at the base. The chimes were little horizontal bars up and down the sides. I seem to remember that the player called it a something like a "celestina".

 

[welagio]

Well, it looks like we have it figured out.




This musical instrument?

 

[ZweiBieren]

This doesn't look anything like what I remember. The body was a ceramic pyramid (with painted floral decorations). Two or more sides had horizontal bars/chimes. Maybe a foot high with base sides of four to six inches. The chimes were struck with little mallets (I think).

My wife remembers it as a dulcimer, but I disagree. A web search for "ceramic dulcimer" was not productive.

 

[welagio]

This doesn't look anything like what I remember. The body was a ceramic pyramid (with painted floral decorations). Two or more sides had horizontal bars/chimes. Maybe a foot high with base sides of four to six inches. The chimes were struck with little mallets (I think).

My wife remembers it as a dulcimer, but I disagree. A web search for "ceramic dulcimer" was not productive.

Yes, I, unfortunately, also searched the Internet, but could not find anything accurate according to your description.