Glockenspiel Photos - Connor Gibbs

Glockenspiel Project Photos

Below are photos of the glockenspiels from Connor's instrument projects. Of note are the images taken of the underside of each instrument, to indicate the amount of drilling work required to tune the lower-pitch extension or to fine-tune the higher-pitch extension (Piccolo Glockenspiel).

Combined glockenspiels: front side view of bass extension, standard instrument, and the Piccolo Glockenspiel.

Full Glockenspiel: C5-E9
Bass Extension: C5-E5
Commercial Mapex Glockenspiel: F5-C8
Piccolo Glockenspiel: C8-E9

Glockenspiel bass-range extension: front side.

Bass Extension: C5-E5 (Retuned G5-B5 Bars)

Glockenspiel bass-range extension: back side.

Bass Extension: Underneath

Mapex Glockenspiel: front side.

Mapex Glockenspiel: F5-C8

Mapex Glockenspiel: back side.

Mapex Glockenspiel: Underneath

Piccolo Glockenspiel: front side.

Piccolo Glockenspiel: C8-E9

Piccolo Glockenspiel: back side.

Piccolo Glockenspiel: Underneath

In-progress photo of the Piccolo Glockenspiel's construction.

Piccolo Glockenspiel Prototype

Piccolo glockenspiel posed with cello bow and sheet music of some of Connor's compositions.

Piccolo Glockenspiel with Bow and Sheet Music

Combined glockenspiels: back side.

Combined Glockenspiel: Underneath

The Piccolo Glockenspiel

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