Handbell

Handbell
Percussion instrument
Classification	Percussion
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	111.242.222; (Sets of clapper bells)
Inventor(s)	Robert and William Cor
Developed	1696–1724
Related instruments
	Bell; Handchime;

A handbell is a bell designed to be rung by hand. To ring a handbell, a ringer grasps the bell by its slightly flexible handle – traditionally made of leather, but often now made of plastic – and moves the arm to make the hinged clapper strike the inside of the bell. An individual handbell can be used simply as a signal to catch people's attention or summon them together, but handbells are also often heard in tuned sets.^[1]

^ Guebert, Alexander M (2014). The modern handbell ensemble as an asset to new music: Expanding opportunities in extended technique (Thesis). ISBN 978-1-303-98469-3. OCLC 886962867. ProQuest 1550893039.^{[page needed]}

[1] Guebert, Alexander M (2014). The modern handbell ensemble as an asset to new music: Expanding opportunities in extended technique (Thesis). ISBN 978-1-303-98469-3. OCLC 886962867. ProQuest 1550893039.^{[page needed]}

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