Sep 5, 2021 14:32
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Deutsch term

Klangstahl

Deutsch > Englisch Sonstige Musik percussion triangle
from list of percussion instruments for children

Triangel aus Klangstahl 8 mm
Proposed translations (Englisch)
3 +3 resonant steel
3 tonesteel

Proposed translations

+3
33 Min.
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resonant steel

Suitable term for a marketing context
Otherwise 'sonorous steel' (I'd buy it).
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S09244...

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Note added at 20 hrs (2021-09-06 10:38:45 GMT)
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The manufacturer of the Hue Drum describes it as being made of
musical-grade steel

Each HueDrum is specially designed with a proprietary blend of high-quality musical grade steel, laser cut to perfection, and professionally hand-tuned for the ultimate musical experience.
https://huedrum.com/products/hue-drum-pro?variant=3939582977...
Note from asker:
musical grade steel explains exactly what it is, after all, thank you!
Peer comment(s):

agree Gordon Matthews : or simply "steel"
17 Stunden
agree Ramey Rieger (X) : You should know.
19 Stunden
agree writeaway : Your final ref has convinced me -it is part of the percussion section after all
20 Stunden
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "musical grade steel, thanks!"
7 Stunden

tonesteel

By analogy with "tonewood" for string instruments.
Note from asker:
how interesting Joel I had never heard of this before
Peer comment(s):

neutral writeaway : Can you provide any native English refs?I only found it twice on Swiss sites for this manufacturer: https://www.musikhug-shop.ch/de/instrumente/schlag/perkussio...
56 Min.
No. Klangstahl is more a marketing term than a specific description, so I made a similar marketing term, by analogy as I said with "tonewood" which is commonly found in marketing for string instruments. I'm a professional cellist so I've seen this :)
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Reference comments

19 Min.
Reference:

Klangstahl = Eisenhartguss

Heino Strobel erklärt den Erfolg der Glocken aus Eisenhartguss wie folgt:

„Mit diesem Eisenhartguss konnte man selbst noch die Preise der Stahlglocken unterbieten. Man wollte sich aber auch mit dem Klang der Eisenhartguss-Glocken im guten Ruf der Stahlglocken „sonnen“. So kam man auf die für mich in keiner Weise zu rechtfertigende Idee, den Glockenwerkstoff nicht korrekt als „Eisenhartguss“ zu bezeichnen, sondern erfand den Phantasienamen „Klangstahl“. Um 1929 hat das Werk in Bochum gerichtlich den Gebrauch dieser irreführenden Werkstoffbezeichnung untersagen lassen.“

https://www.fv-heldsdorf.de/2017/01/25/heldsdoerfer-glocken-...
Peer comments on this reference comment:

neutral Joel Schaefer : Hier aber ist Klangstahl wirklich ein Phantasiename, da Eisenhartgussglocken haben einen schlechteren Klang als die Bronzeglocken. Die Triangeln sind idR aus Stahl gemacht.
7 Stunden
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