A lithophone is literally a stone instrument. It resembles a xylophone that Fred Flintstone might try to play, in which you strike stones of different sizes to create different tones. The lithophone shown is an exhibit at Questacon Centre in Canberra, Australia, where anyone can play it! However, lithophones can take many forms. The Great Stalacpipe Organ in Luray Caverns is another example of a lithophone. Hear a lithophone performance at YouTube.
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