Flexatone

Flexatone
Percussion
Classification	Percussion
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	112.12; (Frame rattles)
Inventor(s)	the Playertone Company of New York, Although we do not have any record of who exactly invented the flexatone
Developed	1922
Timbre	bright, metallic
Volume	medium
Attack	fast
Decay	slow
Playing range
	E4–G5 / E5–E6 E2–G#4 / D#3–D#5 medium
Related instruments
	musical saw, ondes Martenot, slide whistle, vibraphone, water gong
Builders
	Playatone, Kolberg Percussion Steve Weiss Music

Rhythmic pattern easily playable on the flexatone^[4]

The flexatone or fleximetal is a modern percussion instrument (an indirectly struck idiophone) consisting of a small flexible metal sheet suspended in a wire frame ending in a handle.^[5] Used in classic cartoons for its glissando effect, its sound is comparable to the musical saw.^[4]

^ Solomon, Samuel Z. (2016). How to Write for Percussion: A Comprehensive Guide to Percussion Composition, p.170. Oxford University. ISBN 9780199920365.
^ ^a ^b "Flexatones", Kolberg.com.
^ Miller, R.J. (2014). Contemporary Orchestration: A Practical Guide to Instruments, Ensembles, and Musicians, p.34. "The instrument has traditionally been used to create a comic glissando effect." Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-74190-3.
^ ^a ^b Kalani (2008). All About Hand Percussion: Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!, p.27. "The flexatone is primarily use as a sound effect, often heard in classic cartoon sound tracks. The sound of this instrument can be compared to that of the musical saw, a 'flexible' tone that changes smoothly in pitch." ISBN 9780739049648.
^ "Flexatone Sound Samples", CompositionToday.com.