Hornbostel - Sachs
type: ConceptScheme

Friction vessels
type: Concept
narrower: (Individual) friction vessels
notation: 133

(Individual) friction vessels
type: Concept
broader: Friction vessels
definition: The substance of the instrument itself, owing to its solidity and elasticity, vibrates and radiates sound. The instrument is made to vibrate by friction. The vibrating material consists of an individual vessel. Brazil (tortoise shell).
in scheme: Hornbostel - Sachs
notation: 133.1